Light-driven molecular switches with tetrahedral and axial chirality.
Two light-driven molecular switches with tetrahedral and axial chirality were synthesized, which can induce a helical superstructure in an achiral liquid crystal host and dynamically phototune it to achieve reversible reflection color.
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Lisa
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Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.
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Yannian
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Timothy
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Urbas
Augustine
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Bunning
Timothy
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Li
Quan
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