Photo-polymerized film composed of uni-axially oriented discotic liquid crystals

Authors
Kawata, K Nishikawa, H Negoro, M Okazaki, M
Citation
K. Kawata et al., Photo-polymerized film composed of uni-axially oriented discotic liquid crystals, KOBUNSH RON, 56(6), 1999, pp. 370-377
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU
ISSN journal
03862186 → ACNP
Volume
56
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
370 - 377
Database
ISI
SICI code
0386-2186(1999)56:6<370:PFCOUO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Coating on an orientation layer, discotic liquid crystals (triphenylene hex a-benzoate with photo-polymerizing groups) formed a uniform mono-domain dis cotic nematic (N-D) phase and aligned to a single direction in a hybrid way . A short exposure of UV light can easily fix the novel alignment of discot ic liquid crystal molecules without changing the order parameter.