Effect of Conformations of Trans- and Cis-Azobenzenes on Photoinduced Anchoring Transitions in a Nematic Liquid Crystal.

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  • Ruslim Christian
    Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
  • Komitov Lachezar
    Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience, Chalmers University of Technology, S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
  • Matsuzawa Yoko
    Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
  • Ichimura Kunihiro
    Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan

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Two azobenzenes with different positional substituents, 3,3′-dihexyloxy-2,2′-dimethylazobenzene (3,3′-azo) and 4,4′-dihexyloxy azobenzene (4,4′-azo), were doped onto a nematic liquid crystal (LC) to form photoresponsive guest-host LC mixtures. The photoinduced anchoring transition of the LC, triggered by trans-cis photoisomerization of the two dyes subjected to linearly polarized UV light was found to be different. Whereas the photoisomerization of 3,3′-azo only induced a transition from random planar (RP) to uniform planar (UP) (in-plane) alignment, that of 4,4′-azo additionally induced a transition from uniform planar to homeotropic (H) (out-of-plane) alignment of the LC at a longer exposure time. The anchoring behavior of the two azobenzenes is discussed in terms of the conformations of their trans- and cis-isomers and the interactions of the isomers with the solid surface of the substrate.

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