Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Impact of terminal group on azobenzene liquid crystal dimers for photo-responsive optical storage devices Subject The topic of the resource Optical storage device; Photoisomerization; Photoresposive LC dimers; Self-assembled H aggregates Description An account of the resource Three new series of photo responsive dimers bearing different terminal functional groups (-CN, -COOEt, -OMe) and variable aliphatic spacers have been synthesized and investigated in detail. The molecular structures of the new materials were proved using different spectroscopic techniques and their liquid crystal self-assembly was characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized light microscope (POM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Moreover, their photo switching behaviour was investigated in details in solution. The results revealed that, almost all members of the dimeric materials are mesomorphic exhibit either nematic or both smectic A and nematic phases. Under UV illumination the materials show interesting photo-switching properties, reaching a photo-stationary state in 40 s and a thermal back-relaxation time of approximately 35 h in solution. Finally, a fabricated device authenticates the potential of the reported materials for optical storage devices. 2023 Elsevier B.V. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ranjitha B.S.; Sandhya Kumari D.; Shetty A.; Shanker G.; Alaasar M.; Pashameah R.; Hegde G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Molecular Liquids, Vol-383 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121985" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121985</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85159564184&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.molliq.2023.121985&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3d046e54b485c332bf3dbeba88e0829c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85159564184&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.molliq.2023.121985&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3d046e54b485c332bf3dbeba88e0829c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 1677322; CODEN: JMLID Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ranjitha B.S., Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, 560056, India; Sandhya Kumari D., Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, 560056, India; Shetty A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Shanker G., Department of Chemistry, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bengaluru, 560056, India; Alaasar M., Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt; Pashameah R., Department of of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 24230, Saudi Arabia; Hegde G., Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, India