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Photostimulated and Photosuppressed Phase Transitions in Liquid Crystals
Dr. S. Krishna Prasad,
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Dr. S. Krishna Prasad
Centre for Soft Matter Research, Jalahalli (India)
Centre for Soft Matter Research, Jalahalli (India)Search for more papers by this authorDr. S. Krishna Prasad,
Corresponding Author
Dr. S. Krishna Prasad
Centre for Soft Matter Research, Jalahalli (India)
Centre for Soft Matter Research, Jalahalli (India)Search for more papers by this authorGraphical Abstract
Shape matters: Changes, which are brought about by irradiation, to the properties of a medium have been of immense interest not only in terms of basic science, but also for applications such as data storage media and molecular devices. In the light of a recent publication reporting a photodriven liquid to liquid crystalline transformation (see figure), an overview of similar transitions is presented.
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