Azo Containing Thiophene Based Prop-2-enoates for Photoalignment of a Nematic Liquid Crystal

The ability of suitably derived prop-2-enoates from 3-(thiophen-2-yl)- and 3-(thiophen-3-yl)-prop-2-enoic acid and appropriately fluorinated and non-fluorinated 4-[(4-alkoxyphenyl)diazenyl]phenols to promote excellent photoalignment of a bulk commercial nematic liquid crystal is reported. The perf...

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Main Authors: Hegde, Gurumurthy, Ata Alla, Rasha, Matharuc, Avtar, Komitov, Lachezar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2013
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5460/1/JMC.pdf