ROY G. BIV is the acronym used around the English-speaking world to aid children in the
memorization of the traditional colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue …

In this study, we develop a kind of novel photoswitchable chiral azo switches bearing both
axially chiral binaphthyl center and single tetrahedrally chiral center with different …

In order to obtain liquid crystal alignment films with better photosensitivity, transmittance and
solubility, a ternary copolymer polyimide (BFB-PI-CA) is synthesised by benzophenone-3 …

A new series of liquid crystals whose molecular structure consists of a U-shaped unit as a
central core and two rod-like azobenzenes as the peripheral units are synthesized. The …

With polymethylhydrogensiloxane (PMHS) as the main chain, two series side-chain
cholesteric liquid crystal polymers (ChLCPs) with different liquid crystal side chain lengths …

In this paper, we describe the synthesis of cholesteryl compounds of different functionality. A
series of polymer‐stabilised cholesteric liquid crystal (PSCLC) cells are prepared by photo …

In order to investigate the photochemical tuning capability of chiral monomers and polymers
containing end‐capped menthyl groups, a new series of chiral dopants was synthesized and …

In this study, we designed, synthesised and characterised two series of cholesteric liquid
crystal polymers, QP series and ZP series. With polymethylhydrosiloxane as the main chain …

Fluorescent liquid crystal polymers have attracted much attention because of the
combination of fluorescence, liquid crystallinity and processability. In this study, we designed …

A series of new rigidified merocyanines were investigated with regard to their optical
properties as dichroic dyes. Guest/host-mixtures of the dyes were prepared using a liquid …