The liquid crystal Click procedure for oligothiophene-tethered phthalocyanines – self-assembly, alignment and photocurrent
Moritz Dechant, Matthias Lehmann, Genya Uzurano, Akihiko Fujii, Masanori Ozaki
Abstract
The Click process for oligothienyl star mesogens generates triple nanosegregated columnar LCs – partial homeotropic alignment leads to increased photocurrents.
Topics & Concepts
Homeotropic alignmentMaterials sciencePhotocurrentLiquid crystalClick chemistryOptoelectronicsCrystallographyPolymer chemistryChemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistrySupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials