Gradient force: The mechanism for surface relief grating formation in azobenzene functionalized polymers

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 72, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 2096-2098

  Kumar, Jayant ^a   Li, Lian ^a   Jiang, Xin Li ^a   Kim, Dong Yu ^a   Lee, Taek Seung ^a   Tripathy, Sukant ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MASS TRANSFER; MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ABSORPTION BAND; AZO CHROMOPHORE; AZOBENZENE FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMER; GRADIENT FORCE; PLASTICIZATION; POLYMER CHAIN; SURFACE RELIEF GRATING; TRANS CIS CYCLING;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0032045259     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.121287     Document Type: Article

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