2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of molecular hinges with discotic liquid-crystalline property and photo-switching of its liquid-crystal phases
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21750157
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Functional materials chemistry
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
NORIKANE Yasuo National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 光技術研究部門, 研究員 (50425740)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 液晶・結晶 / 光応答性材料 |
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| Research Abstract |
The scope of this study is to develop discotic liquid-crystalline materials, those have capability to switch their phases between liquid crystal and isotropic (liquid) upon irradiation of light. Liquid-crystalline macrocyclic azobenzenes bearing alkoxy side chains, exhibit isothermal phase transitions from liquid-crystal to isotropic as well as from crystal to isotropic phases upon light irradiation due to the drastic conformational change of their macrocyclic backbone.
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