Lutfor, M. R. and Tapan, Kumar Biswas and Sarkar, Shaheen M. and M. M., Yusoff and A. R., Yuvaraj and Sandeep, Kumar (2016) Synthesis of New Liquid Crystals Embedded Gold Nanoparticles for Photoswitching Properties. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 478. pp. 384-393. ISSN 0021-9797. (Published)
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Abstract
A new series of liquid crystals decorated gold nanoparticles is synthesized whose molecular architecture has azobenzenes moieties as the peripheral units connected to gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) via alkyl groups. The morphology and mesomorphic properties were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and polarizing optical microscopy. The thiolated ligand molecules (3a–c) showed enantiotropic smectic A phase, whereas gold nanoparticles (5a–c) exhibit nematic and smectic A phase with monotropic nature. HR-TEM measurement showed that the functionalized Au NPs are of the average size of 2 nm and they are well dispersed without any aggregation. The trans-form of azo compounds showed a strong band in the UV region at ∼378 nm for the π-π∗ transition, and a weak band in the visible region at ∼472 nm due to the n-π∗ transition. These molecules exhibit attractive photoisomerization behaviour in which trans-cis transition takes about 15 s whereas the cis-trans transition requires about 45 min for compound 5c. The extent of reversible isomerization did not decay after 10 cycles, which proved that the photo-responsive properties of 5c were stable and repeatable. Therefore, these materials may be suitably exploited in the field of molecular switches and the optical storage devices.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Liquid crystals; Gold nanoparticles; Photoswitching; Molecular switches; Optical storage |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Sep 2016 06:08 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2018 06:12 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14391 |
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