Comparative studies on isomerization behavior and photocontrol of nematic liquid crystals using polymethacrylates with 3,3′- and 4,4′-dihexyloxyazobenzenes in side chains

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4254-4263

  Ruslim, Christian ^a   Ichimura, Kunihiro ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHEMICAL BONDS; CHROMOPHORES; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THIN FILMS;

AZOBENZENE; CRITICAL VOLUMES; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; PHOTOORIENTATION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0032666353     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma990102d     Document Type: Article

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