Manipulation of anchoring strength in an azo-dye side chain polymer by photoisomerization

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4 1, 2003, Pages 417011-417016

  Thieghi, L T ^a   Barberi, R ^b   Bonvent, J J ^c   Oliveira, E A ^a   Giacometti, J A ^d   Balogh, D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DE MOGI DAS CRUZES   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AZO DYES; FILMS; IRRADIATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ANCHORING STRENGTHS; PHOTOALIGNMENT; PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 18244419802     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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