Oricntational transition of P-pentyl-p'-cyano-biphenyls triggered by conformational change of surface azobenzene monolayer

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 5984-5990

  Iwamoto, Mitsumasa ^a   Kato, Keisuke ^a   Matsumura, Atsushi ^a   Majima, Yutaka ^a  

^a Tokyo Institute of Technology ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Anchoring strength; Conformational change; Continuum theory; Langmuir Blodgett (LB) film; Liquid crystal; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; MONOLAYERS; OPACITY; POLYIMIDES;

ANCHORING STRENGTH; CONTINUUM THEORY;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0033340135     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.38.5984     Document Type: Article

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