title: Photoresponsive Cyanostilbene Bent-Core Liquid Crystals as New Materials with Light-Driven Modulated Polarization.
abstract: Two isomeric cyanostilbene photoswitchable bent-core mesogens with polar liquid crystal phases in which macroscopic polarization and luminescence can be light-modulated are introduced. Z/E isomerization or [2+2] cycloaddition photochemical processes occur depending on the chemical structure, which make the compounds very innovative multifunctional advanced materials.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Departamento de Química Orgánica - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Abadía
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física Aplicada II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48080, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robles-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física Aplicada II, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48080, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: María Rosario
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Departamento de Química Orgánica - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Departamento de Química Orgánica - Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Blanca
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ros
keywords: bent-core liquid crystals; cyanostilbenes; photochromism; photoferroelectricity