Photochromic fluorescence switching in liquid crystalline polynorbornenes with α-cyanostilbene side-chains
Yijin Wu, Shasha Zhang, Jiwei Pei, Xiaofang Chen
Abstract
Photoinduced fluorescence colour change based on <italic>Z</italic>/<italic>E</italic> isomerization and [2+2] dimerization in cyanostilbene liquid crystalline polymers.
Topics & Concepts
PhotochromismIsomerizationSide chainFluorescenceMaterials sciencePhotochemistryLiquid crystallinePolymerMolecular switchCrystallographyOpticsMoleculeNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryComposite materialCatalysisPhysicsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds