title: Bent-core liquid-crystalline derivative of tetrathiafulvalene: photoresponsivity and deracemization.
abstract: A bent-core mesogen containing a tetrathiafulvalene group is studied. The mesophase is an optically isotropic spongelike smectic phase without optical activity. The material responds to uv light in a peculiar way, showing photoconductivity and, in some circumstances, changing its mesomorphic properties. Under an electric field, large chiral domains are segregated from an initial racemic phase within a few minutes.
authors: Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 644, Bilbao, Spain.
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authors: Martínez-Perdiguero
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authors: Alonso
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authors: Ortega
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authors: Folcia
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authors: Etxebarria
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authors: Pintre
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authors: Ros
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