Optical orientation of nematic liquid crystal droplets via photoisomerization of an azodendrimer dopant

Sergey A. Shvetsov, Alexander V. Emelyanenko, Natalia I. Boiko, Alexander S. Zolot'ko, Yan-Song Zhang, Jui-Hsiang Liu and Alexei R. Khokhlov
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 870–879. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.81

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Optical orientation of nematic liquid crystal droplets via photoisomerization of an azodendrimer dopant
Sergey A. Shvetsov, Alexander V. Emelyanenko, Natalia I. Boiko, Alexander S. Zolot'ko, Yan-Song Zhang, Jui-Hsiang Liu and Alexei R. Khokhlov
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 870–879. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.81

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Shvetsov, S. A.; Emelyanenko, A. V.; Boiko, N. I.; Zolot'ko, A. S.; Zhang, Y.-S.; Liu, J.-H.; Khokhlov, A. R. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 870–879. doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.81

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