Abstract
Light, (CCD) camera, action! Time-resolved synchrotron X-ray scattering measurements revealed that linear polarized light (LPL) caused reorientation of phase-separated mesoscopic amorphous cylinders within a light-responsive liquid crystalline (LC) matrix domain of a diblock copolymer (see scheme). Cooperative and synchronized motions occur at two hierarchical structures of the LC layer (molecular level) and the polymer domains (mesoscopic level).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5884-5888 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 24 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 11 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- active switching
- azobenzene
- block copolymers
- liquid crystals
- photoalignment