Mechanisms | Chiral molecular switches | LC host | βinitial (μm-1, wt%) | βhv (μm-1, wt%) | Δ (μm-1, wt%) | ref |
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Changing molecular chirality | Dithienylethene | ZLI-389 | 13 | ~0 | 13 | |
PCH | 6.6b | -8.3c | 14.9 | |||
5CB | 54b | -75 | 129 | |||
E7/CB7CB | 8 | -16 | 24 | |||
Azobenzene | MLC-2039 | 0.81 | -4.3 | 5.1 | ||
5CB | 23.2b | -7.3 | 30.5 | |||
ZLI1132 | 32 | -16 | 48 | |||
Overcrowded alkene | E7 | 90 | -59 | 149 | ||
E7 | 44.3 | -17.3 | 61.6 | |||
SLC1717 | -20.7 | 12.3 | 33 | |||
ZLI1132 | 75.5 | -88.9 | 164.4 | |||
Chiral conflict | Azobenzene | E7 | 111b | -33 | 144 | |
SLC1717 | -0.89 | 2.9 | 3.8 | |||
Cyanostilbene | SLC1717 | 9.4 | -7.6 | 17 |