Anisotropic Self-Assembly of Photoluminescent Oligo(p-Phenylenevinylene) Derivatives in Liquid Crystals: An Effective Strategy for the Macroscopic Alignment ofπ-Gels

Autor: Vakayil K. Praveen, Takuma Yasuda, Takashi Kato, Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh, S. Santhosh Babu, Yuki Hirai
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Advanced Materials. 21:4029-4033
ISSN: 1521-4095
0935-9648
DOI: 10.1002/adma.200901344
Popis: Aligned photoluminescent fibers are formed by the self assembly of an oligo-(p-phenylenevinylene) derivative (OPV) in oriented liquid crystals (see figure). The aligned fibers of OPV show polarized yellow emission in the direction of the long axis of fibers. New types of electro-optical and photonic systems can be visualized in the future as the polarized luminescence of these fibers is combined with the dynamic properties of the liquid crystals.
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