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Large-Scale Chiral Spherulites with Controllable Circularly Polarized Luminescence in Liquid Crystal Block Copolymers Film
  • Jianan Yuan,
  • Xuemin Lu,
  • Qinghua Lu
Jianan Yuan
Tongji University
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Xuemin Lu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Minhang Campus
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Qinghua Lu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Minhang Campus

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Abstract

Macroscopic chiral spherulites prepared by hierarchical self-assembly have attracted considerable attention due to their excellent property as chiroptical materials. However, preparing controllable handedness spherulites in bulk film remains a challenge due to the absent knowledge of the evolution mechanism from the molecule to macroscopic crystal during chiral assembly. In this contribution, we constructed chiral controllable macroscopic spherulites with circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) using enantiomeric tartaric acid and Rhodamine B co-assembled with liquid crystal block copolymers, poly (ethylene oxide)-b-poly (methyl methacrylate) bearing azobenzene group side chains. It was found that the chiral liquid crystal field induced by exogenous chiral molecules was closely related to the formation of macroscopic chiral spherulites. Moreover, the transformation of azobenzene cis-trans isomerization under photo-thermal endows films with adjustable CPL. This facile strategy provides a platform to design large-scale chiral structures for chiroptical switching, encryption, and memory storage materials.
03 Jul 2023Submitted to Aggregate
10 Jul 2023Submission Checks Completed
10 Jul 2023Assigned to Editor
11 Jul 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
23 Jul 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Jul 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Major
16 Aug 20231st Revision Received
17 Aug 2023Submission Checks Completed
17 Aug 2023Assigned to Editor
18 Aug 2023Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Aug 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
30 Aug 2023Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
31 Aug 20232nd Revision Received
31 Aug 2023Submission Checks Completed
31 Aug 2023Assigned to Editor
12 Sep 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Sep 2023Editorial Decision: Accept