Light-Driven Chiral Molecular Switches or Motors in Liquid Crystals

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 24; no. 15; pp. 1926 - 1945
• Main Authors: Wang, Yan, Li, Quan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 17.04.2012; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: cholesteric liquid crystals; Devices; Helical; helical twisting power; Light; light-driven chiral molecular switches; Liquid crystals; Liquid Crystals - chemistry; Media; molecular motors; Motors; Nanostructure; Organic Chemicals - chemistry; photo addressed displays; self-organized helical superstructures; Stereoisomerism; Superstructures; Switches

The ability to tune molecular self‐organization with an external stimulus is a main driving force in the bottom‐up nanofabrication of molecular devices. Light‐driven chiral molecular switches or motors in liquid crystals that are capable of self‐organizing into optically tunable helical superstructu...