Light-Fueled Nanoscale Surface Waving in Chiral Liquid Crystal Networks

We have used a force microscope in the attractive, or noncontact, mode to image a variety of surfaces. In this mode, the microscope tip is oscillated near its resonant frequency and shifts in this frequency due to changes in the surface-tip force gradient are detected. We have used this technique in a variety of applications to polymers, including electrostatic charging, phase separation of ionomer surfaces, and crazing of glassy films.Most recently, we have applied the force microscope to imaging the free surfaces of chiral liquid crystal films. The compounds used (Table 1) have been chosen for their polymorphic variety of fluid mesophases, all of which exist within the temperature control range of our force microscope.

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Effects of Gold Nanoparticle Dispersion in a Chiral Liquid Crystal Matrix

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals ◽

10.1080/15421406.2012.763211 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 572 (1) ◽

pp. 59-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

M. Infusino ◽

A. De Luca ◽

F. Ciuchi ◽

A. Ionescu ◽

N. Scaramuzza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Gold Nanoparticle ◽

Nanoparticle Dispersion ◽

Crystal Matrix ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal ◽

Liquid Crystal Matrix

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Chiral Liquid Crystal Trimer Exhibiting an Optically Uniaxial Smectic Phase with a Double-Peak Polarization

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ◽

10.1021/jp2115934 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 116 (15) ◽

pp. 8678-8687 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Daiki Tsuji ◽

Yoichi Takanishi ◽

Jun Yamamoto ◽

Atsushi Yoshizawa

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Smectic Phase ◽

Double Peak ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal

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Synthesis and properties of new (−)-menthol-derived chiral liquid crystal compounds with alkyl or alkoxy terminal groups

Liquid Crystals ◽

10.1080/02678292.2016.1225843 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 526-537 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ying-Gang Jia ◽

Cong-Cong Luo ◽

Zhao-Xia Zhu ◽

Jian-She Hu

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal

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Rheological Properties of a Chiral Liquid Crystal Exhibiting Type-II Character

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals ◽

10.1080/15421406.2011.572507 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 547 (1) ◽

pp. 39/[1729]-45/[1735] ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. Rajeswari ◽

J. Ananthaiah ◽

R. Dabrowski ◽

V. S. S. Sastry ◽

S. Dhara ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Rheological Properties ◽

Type Ii ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal

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Light‐Switching Surface Wettability of Chiral Liquid Crystal Networks by Dynamic Change in Nanoscale Topography

Macromolecular Rapid Communications ◽

10.1002/marc.202100736 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2100736

Author(s):

Yan‐Song Zhang ◽

Zhi‐Qun Wang ◽

Jia‐ De Lin ◽

Po‐Chih Yang ◽

Chia‐Rong Lee

Keyword(s):

Liquid Crystal ◽

Dynamic Change ◽

Surface Wettability ◽

Switching Surface ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal ◽

Nanoscale Topography

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Synthesis of New Chiral Inducer and Preparation of Semi-Conducting Polymer Films Showing Fingerprint Structure

International Letters of Chemistry Physics and Astronomy ◽

10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilcpa.27.6 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 6-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hiroki Hayashi ◽

Kohsuke Kawabata ◽

Hiromasa Goto

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Liquid Crystal ◽

Surface Morphology ◽

Optical Microscopy ◽

Conducting Polymer ◽

Electrolyte Solution ◽

Cholesteric Liquid Crystal ◽

Chiral Liquid Crystal ◽

Conducting Polymer Films ◽

Electrochemical Polymerisation

We synthesised a rod like shaped new chiral inducer to construct chiral liquid crystal electrolyte solution. Next, electrochemical polymerisation was carried out in the chiral liquid crystal electrolyte solution. The surface morphology of the polymers were observed with polarising optical microscopy. Synthesis of the new chiral inducer and preparation of semi-conducting thin film in the cholesteric liquid crystal electrolyte solution were performed.

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