PHOTOINDUCED PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN NOVEL LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE COPOLYMERS

被引:21
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作者
LEGGE, CH [1 ]
WHITCOMBE, MJ [1 ]
GILBERT, A [1 ]
MITCHELL, GR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV READING,CTR POLYMER SCI,READING RG6 2AF,BERKS,ENGLAND
关键词
LIQUID CRYSTAL; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PHASE TRANSITION; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; PHOTOACTIVE POLYMER;
D O I
10.1039/jm9910100303
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A novel liquid-crystalline copolymer containing non-mesogenic cinnamate ester photoactive units is described. Selective irradiation of thin films of this polymer leads to an isothermal phase transition from the nematic to the isotropic phase arising from the photoinduced compositional changes involving E --> Z isomerisation. The potential of spatial control of this effect is demonstrated by irradiation through masks.
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页码:303 / 304
页数:2
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