Photosensitive Bent-Core Liquid Crystals with Laterally Substituted Azobenzene Unit

Photosensitive liquid crystals represent an important class of functional materials that experience rapid development. Hereby, we present novel bent-core liquid crystals bearing a lateral substitution on the central core and in the vicinity of the photosensitive unit—an azo group. The azo group enab...

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Main Authors: Diana Jágerová, Michal Šmahel, Anna Poryvai, Jan Macháček, Vladimíra Novotná, Michal Kohout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Crystals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/11/10/1265