Surface-mediated photoalignment of discotic liquid crystals on azobenzene polymer films

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 9245-9254

  Furumi, Seiichi ^a   Kidowaki, Masatoshi ^b   Ogawa, Masataka ^c   Nishiura, Yosuke ^c   Ichimura, Kunihiro ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c FUJIFILM CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ANNEALING; BENZENE; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; FLUORESCENCE; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

AZOBENZENE; DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; PHOTOALIGNMENT; POLYMER FILMS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 19944397495     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp050106m     Document Type: Article

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