| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1674111 | Thin Solid Films | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Infrared-induced alignment change with wavelength tunable CO2 laser irradiation for columnar liquid crystal domains was investigated for a liquid crystalline triphenylene derivative. A uniformly aligned alignment change of domains was observed when a chopped linearly polarized infrared laser light corresponding to the wavelength of the aromatic C-O-C stretching vibration band (9.65 μm) was irradiated. The results strongly imply that the infrared irradiation is a possible technique for device fabrication by use of columnar mesophase as a liquid crystalline semiconductor.
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Authors
Hirosato Monobe, Kunio Awazu, Yo Shimizu,