material layers. We also suggest that the field should be expanded towards alignment
by external electric and magnetic fields. While this area is well developed for low
molecular weight LCs, much more could be done with conjugated polymers as
already demonstrated for conjugated polymers in photovoltaic devices (Chen et al.
2014; Zhao et al. 2011).
N
S
O
SO 3
-
n
P9
CTAB
Fig. 13 Photos of the aqueous P9 complexed with CTAB. (a) Three layers (fluid, gel, and solid)
after centrifugation. (b) Gel from the middle layer. (Adapted and reproduced with permission from
Zhang et al. (2010). Copyright 2010 The American Chemical Society)
Fig. 14 (a) X-ray scattering pattern and (b) optical micrographs with cross-polarizers of shearaligned gel of P9 complexed with CTAB. White arrows indicate the shearing direction.
(Reproduced with permission from Zhang et al. (2010). Copyright 2010 The American Chemical
Society)
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by external electric and magnetic fields. While this area is well developed for low
molecular weight LCs, much more could be done with conjugated polymers as
already demonstrated for conjugated polymers in photovoltaic devices (Chen et al.
2014; Zhao et al. 2011).
N
S
O
SO 3
-
n
P9
CTAB
Fig. 13 Photos of the aqueous P9 complexed with CTAB. (a) Three layers (fluid, gel, and solid)
after centrifugation. (b) Gel from the middle layer. (Adapted and reproduced with permission from
Zhang et al. (2010). Copyright 2010 The American Chemical Society)
Fig. 14 (a) X-ray scattering pattern and (b) optical micrographs with cross-polarizers of shearaligned gel of P9 complexed with CTAB. White arrows indicate the shearing direction.
(Reproduced with permission from Zhang et al. (2010). Copyright 2010 The American Chemical
Society)
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