Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

The mechanically hard phase and ionically conductive phase endow suitably designed
block copolymer electrolytes (BCPEs) with the “Janus” property, thus providing the …

We present a critical review of semiconducting/light emitting, liquid crystalline materials and
their use in electronic and photonic devices such as transistors, photovoltaics, OLEDs and …

Alignment methods of nematic liquid crystals (LCs) by surface photoreactions on substrate
surfaces were initially proposed around 1990, and the photoalignment technology of …

The synthesis and properties of a new class of photoresponsive coumarin polyesters are
described. Incorporation of the coumarin chromophore in the polymer chain provides …

Photosensitive materials for photoalignment of liquid crystals (LCs) and photoinduced
molecular reorientation are described, especially focusing on azobenzene-containing …

In this work, we have successfully examined for the first time the use of ionic dendrimers as
building blocks for the preparation of 1D and 2D proton conductive materials. For this …

Photoalignment technology is serving as an emerging technology for programming liquid
crystalline polymer (LCP) materials due to its advantages including noncontact, high …

Recent advances in fluorene-based conjugated oligomers are surveyed, including
molecular design, material synthesis and characterization, and potential application to …

Here, we report a unique design strategy to trace the role of aromatic π-stacking and van der
Waals interactions on the molecular self-organization of π-conjugated building blocks in a …