Issue 1, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Photoinduced hyper-reflective cholesteric liquid crystals enabled via surface initiated photopolymerization†‡

Michael E. McConney,a   Vincent P. Tondiglia,a   Jennifer M. Hurtubise,a   Timothy J. Whitea  and  Timothy J. Bunning*a  

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a Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, 3005 Hobson Way, WPAFB, OH, USA
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Abstract

A structured polymer was synthesized by surface initiated photopolymerization in the presence of a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC). The templated helical polymer (traversing 2/3 the cell thickness) was backfilled with an opposite handedness, photoresponsive CLC mixture yielding a photo-induced, large contrast, hyper-reflective (R > 99%) CLC film.

Graphical abstract: Photoinduced hyper-reflective cholesteric liquid crystals enabled via surface initiated photopolymerization

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC02215B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Jun 2010
Accepted
04 Oct 2010
First published
25 Oct 2010

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 505-507

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Photoinduced hyper-reflective cholesteric liquid crystals enabled via surface initiated photopolymerization

M. E. McConney, V. P. Tondiglia, J. M. Hurtubise, T. J. White and T. J. Bunning, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 505 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02215B

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