Gilani A G, Sariri R, Bahrpaima K
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gilan University, Rasht, Iran.
Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2001 Jan;57(1):155-61. doi: 10.1016/s1386-1425(00)00344-9.
The aggregation of Rhodamine 6G in liquid crystalline solutions was studied using polarised spectroscopy and in a guest-host system based on homogeneous-homeotropic alignment. The orientation of the dye molecules (guest) was controlled using an electric field, and this enabled the contrast ratio R of the dye to be obtained by electrically switching. The excitonic treatment of the absorption spectra suggests a coplanar structure for the dimeric aggregates.