Enhanced light-induced director reorientation and dye aggregation in a nematic liquid crystal

• Published in: Functional Materials
• Date: 2006
• Main Authors: Pergamenshchik, V.M., Gayvoronsky, V.Ya., Yakunin, S.V., Vasyuta, R.M., Nazarenko, V.G., Lavrentovich, O.D.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: НТК «Інститут монокристалів» НАН України 2006
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/135073
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Enhanced light-induced director reorientation and dye aggregation in a nematic liquid crystal / V.M. Pergamenshchik, V.Ya. Gayvoronsky, S.V. Yakunin, R.M. Vasyuta, V.G. Nazarenko, O.D. Lavrentovich // Functional Materials. — 2006. — Т. 13, № 4. — С. 681-686. — Бібліогр.: 14 назв. — англ.

Our experimental and theoretical data sugges that the strong enhancement of light-induced director reorientation in a dye-doped nematic liquid crystal can be caused by aggreagation of the dye molecules.