Issue 7, 2003

Dye–developer interactions in the crystal violet lactone–lauryl gallate binary system: implications for thermochromism

Abstract

Multicomponent thermochromic systems have potential applications in rewritable printing materials. A hindrance to the widespread application of these materials is a lack of detailed knowledge of the intermolecular interactions within the systems. In this study, dye–developer interactions from a typical three-component (dye/developer/solvent) thermochromic system are examined. The stoichiometries of stable and metastable dye–developer complexes formed are examined and thermodynamic interaction potentials are determined. The colour-forming interaction and its importance to the understanding of thermochromic multicomponent systems are discussed.

Graphical abstract: Dye–developer interactions in the crystal violet lactone–lauryl gallate binary system: implications for thermochromism

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Feb 2003
Accepted
16 Apr 2003
First published
09 May 2003

J. Mater. Chem., 2003,13, 1695-1700

Dye–developer interactions in the crystal violet lactonelauryl gallate binary system: implications for thermochromism

D. C. MacLaren and M. A. White, J. Mater. Chem., 2003, 13, 1695 DOI: 10.1039/B302249H

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