Sims, Mark Timothy orcid.org/0000-0001-9438-5527 (2016) Dyes as guests in ordered systems: current understanding and future directions. LIQUID CRYSTALS. ISSN 1366-5855
Abstract
The optical properties of dyes dissolved in liquid crystals have led to their proposed use in a diverse range of practical applications. Such guest–host systems are typically required to fulfil a range of criteria relating to their absorption properties, degree of alignment and stability, but concurrently satisfying these requirements has proven a barrier to their widespread use. In this article, many of the proposed applications and their requirements are discussed, and an outline of some of the most prevalent classes of dye proposed in the context of guest–host systems is given, along with a summary of recent reports of dyes that exhibit thermotropic mesophases. Theoretical approaches to describing the alignment within guest–host systems are outlined, and possible strategies for the future rational design of guest–host systems are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Chemistry (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/M020584/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2016 09:52 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2016.1189613 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02678292.2016.1189613 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100631 |
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