In-plane photoalignment of liquid crystals by azobenzene-polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer ultrathin films

Langmuir

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4532-4535

  Park, Mi Kyoung ^a   Advincula, Rigoberto C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOALIGNMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; PHOTOCHROMISM; POLYELECTROLYTES; SILICON WAFERS; SUBSTRATES; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 0037188704     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la015771a     Document Type: Article

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