Stability of azobenzene-containing polyimide film to UV light

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 9 A, 2005, Pages 6703-6705

  Usami, Kiyoaki ^a,b   Sakamoto, Kenji ^b   Uehara, Yoichi ^a,c   Ushioda, Sukekatsu ^a,d  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alignment film; Azobenzene; Infrared absorption; Liquid crystal; Molecular orientation; Photo induced alignment; Photo isomerization; Polyimide; Stability; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYIMIDES; STABILITY; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALIGNMENT FILM; AZOBENZENE; PHOTO-ISOMERIZATION;

BENZENE;

EID: 27844452021     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.44.6703     Document Type: Article

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