Monodomain, 17, 21
Mono-substituted liquid crystalline
polyacetylenes (Mono-LCPA)
derivatives with side chain type liquid
crystallinity, 346
energy levels, 344
monodomain structure generation, 345
structures and liquid crystallinity, 345–347
structures of conducting, 347
structures of functional, 348
Montmorillonite, 580
Multidomain liquid crystalline material, 464
Multiple phase, 16
N
Nanofillers, 580
Nanoparticle-liquid crystalline elastomer
composites, 410
Nematic, 4, 8, 12, 16, 19, 21, 24
membrane structure, 320
Network structure, 17
Nitroxide-mediated polymerization
(NMP), 427
Nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization
(NMRP), 44–45
N,N’-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), 580
Non-amphiphilic LCPs, 8
Non-condensable gas, 530
Non-covalent interactions, 40
Non-symmetrical mesogen molecules, 4
N-to-I transition temperature, 102
O
Optical pendulum generator (OPG), 434, 435
Order-disorder transition, 332
Organic electronics, 318
Organoclay
with nanocomposites, 582–586
synthesis, 581
Organopolyphosphazenes, 122–124
Orientation, 4, 11, 13, 14, 16, 22
photoactive LCP, 399–400
Orientational entropy, 321
Oriented film, 105
P
Partially crystalline polymer, 524
Persistence, bio-accumulation and toxicity
(PBT), 551, 555, 570
Perylene-based RM dye (PRMD), 105
Phase transition, 10, 323
4,4’-(Phenylphosphoryl) dibenzoic acid
(PPDBA), 570
Phosphorus-containing thermotropic liquid
crystalline polymers (P-TLCP), 551
Photoactive liquid crystalline anisotropic
gel, 407
Photoactive liquid crystalline elastomers,
396, 397
Photoactive liquid crystalline polymer,
chiral, 403
Photoactive non-covalent LCP, 408
Photoactive polymer dye/LC blend, 399
Photoactivity, 393, 395
Photoalignment, see Liquid crystal
(LC) alignment
Photochromic LC polymer (PLCP), 109
Photodeformation
photochemical phase transition, 362–371
photothermal effect, 375
visible and NIR light, 371–374
Photoinduced effects, azobenzene, 456–460
Photoinitiated polymerization, 11
Photoluminescecnce spectra, 351
Photoluminescence, 328
Photo-polymerization, 11, 12, 99, 102, 105,
108, 110, 111, 113, 114
Photoresponsive liquid crystalline polymers, 16
composite LC systems, 435–438
crosslinked LC systems, 432–435
homopolymers, 422–425
LCBCs, 425–432
photoreaction and photoresponsive
properties, 419–422
SLCPs, 438–441
Photoresponsive materials
azobenzene photochemistry, 450–453
holographic storage, 461
macromolecular architecture, 453–456
microphase photoaligment, 467–469
optical memory disk, 460
photoinduced anisotropy, 463–464
photoinduced effects, 456–460
side chain liquid crystalline, 463
Photoresponsive membranes, 414
Photoresponsive polymers, 363, 369, 384
Photothermal effect, 375–378, 436
Phthalocyanine (Pc), 219, 221
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 87
discotic main-chain polymers, 70–72
polymers, 131
random arrangement of, 221
and triphenylene, 220
Index
615
Mono-substituted liquid crystalline
polyacetylenes (Mono-LCPA)
derivatives with side chain type liquid
crystallinity, 346
energy levels, 344
monodomain structure generation, 345
structures and liquid crystallinity, 345–347
structures of conducting, 347
structures of functional, 348
Montmorillonite, 580
Multidomain liquid crystalline material, 464
Multiple phase, 16
N
Nanofillers, 580
Nanoparticle-liquid crystalline elastomer
composites, 410
Nematic, 4, 8, 12, 16, 19, 21, 24
membrane structure, 320
Network structure, 17
Nitroxide-mediated polymerization
(NMP), 427
Nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization
(NMRP), 44–45
N,N’-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), 580
Non-amphiphilic LCPs, 8
Non-condensable gas, 530
Non-covalent interactions, 40
Non-symmetrical mesogen molecules, 4
N-to-I transition temperature, 102
O
Optical pendulum generator (OPG), 434, 435
Order-disorder transition, 332
Organic electronics, 318
Organoclay
with nanocomposites, 582–586
synthesis, 581
Organopolyphosphazenes, 122–124
Orientation, 4, 11, 13, 14, 16, 22
photoactive LCP, 399–400
Orientational entropy, 321
Oriented film, 105
P
Partially crystalline polymer, 524
Persistence, bio-accumulation and toxicity
(PBT), 551, 555, 570
Perylene-based RM dye (PRMD), 105
Phase transition, 10, 323
4,4’-(Phenylphosphoryl) dibenzoic acid
(PPDBA), 570
Phosphorus-containing thermotropic liquid
crystalline polymers (P-TLCP), 551
Photoactive liquid crystalline anisotropic
gel, 407
Photoactive liquid crystalline elastomers,
396, 397
Photoactive liquid crystalline polymer,
chiral, 403
Photoactive non-covalent LCP, 408
Photoactive polymer dye/LC blend, 399
Photoactivity, 393, 395
Photoalignment, see Liquid crystal
(LC) alignment
Photochromic LC polymer (PLCP), 109
Photodeformation
photochemical phase transition, 362–371
photothermal effect, 375
visible and NIR light, 371–374
Photoinduced effects, azobenzene, 456–460
Photoinitiated polymerization, 11
Photoluminescecnce spectra, 351
Photoluminescence, 328
Photo-polymerization, 11, 12, 99, 102, 105,
108, 110, 111, 113, 114
Photoresponsive liquid crystalline polymers, 16
composite LC systems, 435–438
crosslinked LC systems, 432–435
homopolymers, 422–425
LCBCs, 425–432
photoreaction and photoresponsive
properties, 419–422
SLCPs, 438–441
Photoresponsive materials
azobenzene photochemistry, 450–453
holographic storage, 461
macromolecular architecture, 453–456
microphase photoaligment, 467–469
optical memory disk, 460
photoinduced anisotropy, 463–464
photoinduced effects, 456–460
side chain liquid crystalline, 463
Photoresponsive membranes, 414
Photoresponsive polymers, 363, 369, 384
Photothermal effect, 375–378, 436
Phthalocyanine (Pc), 219, 221
discotic hyperbranched polymers, 87
discotic main-chain polymers, 70–72
polymers, 131
random arrangement of, 221
and triphenylene, 220
Index
615