Cascade energy transfer augmented circular polarization in photofluorochromic cholesteric texture
Chao Ren, Tonghan Zhao, Yonghong Shi, Pengfei Duan
Abstract
In a dynamically changing chiral environment, chirality and excited energy transfer are described in a self-organized cholesteric texture. The cascade energy transfer process appears to turn “on” and “off” in response to external light stimuli.
Topics & Concepts
CascadeEnergy transferCircular polarizationMaterials sciencePolarization (electrochemistry)Texture (cosmology)OpticsPhysicsChemistryMolecular physicsComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceChromatographyImage (mathematics)Physical chemistryMicrostripPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsLiquid Crystal Research Advancements