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A Novel Method for Fixing the Anisotropic Orientation of Dispersed Organic Nanocrystals in a Magnetic Field

Satoru Shimada
Tatsumi Kimura
Photonics Research Institute
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The immobilization of the trans-4-[4-(dimethylamino)]stilbazolium p-toluenesulfonate (DAST) nanocrystals in a dispersion, which were oriented in magnetic fields, was studied. The odorless, transparent, and rubber-like solid was obtained by photocuring of the dispersion in lauryl acrylate. The relaxation of the oriented nanocrystals was not observed at 100 °C for 24 hours. Maximum contrast of the absorbance through a parallel and perpendicular polarized light was approximately 0.43 at 555 nm.

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Figure: The picture shows the free-sized lauryl acrylate polymer vials including the anisotropically oriented DAST nanocrystals by applying a magnetic field and a quarter.

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AIST Today Vol.5, No.4 (2005) p.12-15



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