Anchoring of 4-dimethyl-amino substituted azobenzene dyes doped liquid crystals on substrates

We study the anchoring of 4-dimethyl-amino substituted azobenzene dyes doped liquid crystals and the formation of permanent gratings in the nematic liquid cristal 5CB. The increase on the dipolar interaction due to trans-cis isomerization, and the resulting anchoring to the substrate, is not enough...

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Autores: OSCAR BALDOVINO PANTALEON, ROSARIO GUADALUPE PORRAS AGUILAR, ANTONIO SANCHEZ CASTILLO, JULIO CESAR RAMIREZ SAN JUAN
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:México
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional del INAOE
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx:1009/1114
Acceso en línea:http://inaoe.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1009/1114
Access Level:acceso abierto
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info:eu-repo/classification/cti/2209
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Sumario:We study the anchoring of 4-dimethyl-amino substituted azobenzene dyes doped liquid crystals and the formation of permanent gratings in the nematic liquid cristal 5CB. The increase on the dipolar interaction due to trans-cis isomerization, and the resulting anchoring to the substrate, is not enough to explain the formation of permanent gratings as it is commonly believed. We demonstrate that a strong interaction of the acid group in the 4-dimethylamino-2´-carboxylic acid substituted azo (Methyl Red, MR) dye can occur with the solid substrate through hydrogen bonding intermolecular interaction leading to permanent gratings in methyl red doped liquid crystal cells.