Light induced generation of stable blue phase in photoresponsive diphenylbutadiene based mesogen

Ratheesh K Vijayaraghavan; Shibu Abraham; D S Shankara Rao; S Krishna Prasad; Suresh Das

doi:10.1039/b926524d

Light induced generation of stable blue phase in photoresponsive diphenylbutadiene based mesogen

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Apr 28;46(16):2796-8. doi: 10.1039/b926524d. Epub 2010 Mar 1.

Authors

Ratheesh K Vijayaraghavan¹, Shibu Abraham, D S Shankara Rao, S Krishna Prasad, Suresh Das

Affiliation

¹ Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India.

PMID: 20369186
DOI: 10.1039/b926524d

Abstract

Light induced isothermal phase transition leading from smectic A* phase to a stable blue phase was achieved via photoisomerization of a chiral diphenylbutadiene based mesogen.