@inproceedings{492be58b873b4824989d5ac0ccd4b3d3,
title = "Liquid crystal networks for photomechanical device applications",
abstract = "Photomechanical materials are the missing link in all-optical device technologies that require the integration of logic, actuation, sensing and information transmission. In this work, we assess the photomechanical/rheological response of a novel material based on a liquid crystal network. We use these results to determine the material{\textquoteright}s figure of merit, which describes the photomechanical efficiency, and compare the results with other representative materials. We also discuss potential mechanisms based on the time evolution of the photomechanical response, and how their contributions affect the total response. The large nonlinearity in these materials is unique and may given them an advantage over existing materials.",
keywords = "azobenzne, dye-doped polymer, liquid crystal elastomer, molecular reorientation, Photomechanics, photothermal heating",
author = "Ankita Bhuyan and Bojun Zhou and Zoya Ghorbanishiadeh and Markus Lahikainen and Arri Priimagi and Kuzyk, \{Mark G.\}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 SPIE.; Molecular and Nanophotonic Machines, Devices, and Applications ; Conference date: 18-08-2024 Through 20-08-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1117/12.3028558",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Zouheir Sekkat and Takashige Omatsu",
booktitle = "Molecular and Nanophotonic Machines, Devices, and Applications VII",
address = "United States",
}