Optical patterning in azobenzene polymer films

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 109-114

  Stiller, B ^a   Geue, T ^b   Morawetz, K ^a   Saphiannikova, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AFM; Force distance curve; Optically induced material transport; Pulse force mode; SNOM; Surface relief grating

Indexed keywords

LASER EXCITATION; MICROSCOPES; POLYMER FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

AFM; AZOBENZENE POLYMER FILMS; FORCE MODES; FORCE-DISTANCE-CURVES; MATERIAL TRANSPORT; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; OPTICALLY INDUCED; OPTICALLY INDUCED MATERIAL TRANSPORT; PULSE FORCE MODE; SURFACE RELIEF GRATINGS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE; POLY (4 NITROPHENYL)[4 [[2 (METHACRYLOYLOXY)ETHYL]ETHYLAMINO]PHENYL]DIAZENE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM; FORCE; GRATING; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FORCE MICROSCOPY; RIGIDITY; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 26244459995     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2005.01500.x     Document Type: Article

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