Investigation of thermochromism in a series of side-chain, liquid-crystalline, azobenzene-containing polymers

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Freiberg, Stephan ^a   Lagugné Labarthet, François ^b   Rochon, Paul ^c   Natansohn, Almeria ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Azobenzene mesogens; Chain relaxation; Liquid crystalline polymer; Thermochromic properties; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHROMOPHORES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GLASS TRANSITION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

HYPSOCHROMIC SHIFTS; THERMOCHROMIC PROPERTIES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; METHACRYLIC ACID; POLYMER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; ENERGY; FILM; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; LIQUID CRYSTAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 10744229439     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/v03-170     Document Type: Article

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