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  2. Light-Induced Director-Controlled Microassembly of Dye Molecules from a Liquid Crystal Matrix
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Abstract

We report on a light-induced phenomenon in dye-doped liquid crystals (LCs) with the distinctive features of molecular transport and assembly at micron scales. Under single-beam laser irradiation, the dye molecules phase separate from the LC host and assemble onto the cell substrate. Although the intensity of incident light is uniform within the irradiated area, the density of the adsorbed dye is modulated in accord with the director modulation of the LC. The dye molecules form a surface imprint that portrays orientational distortions of the LC host.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1063/1.371522
Publication Date
1999-11-01
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Physics
Volume
86
Issue
9
First Page
4843
Last Page
4846
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Community
Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program
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Copyright 1999 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in J. Appl. Phys. 86, 4843 (1999) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.371522
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Voloschenko, D., & Lavrentovich, O. (1999). Light-Induced Director-Controlled Microassembly of Dye Molecules from a Liquid Crystal Matrix (1–). Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.371522
Voloschenko, D., and Oleg Lavrentovich. 1999. “Light-Induced Director-Controlled Microassembly of Dye Molecules from a Liquid Crystal Matrix”. Journal of Applied Physics. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.371522.
Voloschenko, D., and Oleg Lavrentovich. Light-Induced Director-Controlled Microassembly of Dye Molecules from a Liquid Crystal Matrix. Journal of Applied Physics, 1 Nov. 1999, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.371522.