Kinetics of diffraction gratings formation in a polymer matrix containing azobenzene chromophores: Experiments and Monte Carlo simulations

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 6789-6801

  Pawlik, Grzegorz ^a   Mitus, Antoni C ^a   Miniewicz, Andrzej ^a   Kajzar, Francois ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ISOMERIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

PHOTOCHROMIC POLYMERS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0142020881     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1603736     Document Type: Article

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