Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

Anisotropic fluid with phototunable dielectric permittivity

  • Hiroya Nishikawa,
  • Koki Sano,
  • Fumito Araoka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28763-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Light stimuli are widely used to control material properties, yet it remains challenging to reversibly photocontrol the dielectric permittivity. Nishikawa et al. achieve this goal in an anisotropic fluid via its liquid crystal phase transition induced by isomerization of an azobenzene-tethered phototrigger.