A multifunctional main chain liquid crystal elastomer (MCLCE) with large mechanical and optical effects in applied electric fields is investigated, when MCLCE is swollen in a low molecular weight liquid crystal, 4-n-pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl, a nematic solvent. The size change by the field effects is linearly proportional to the transmittancy change. This suggests the possibility of broad application as a field-induced-optical actuator device.
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