Liquid‐Crystalline Squaraine Dyes with Anisotropic Absorption of Near Infrared Light

A novel squaraine dye constitutes an unusual nematic mesogen absorbing in the near infrared region. Aligned thin films of the squaraine material are produced by mechanical shearing of the liquid-crystalline phase and feature remarkable anisotropic absorption of linearly polarized light in the spectral region between 600 and 1000 nm. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.