Dynamics of photoinduced changes in birefringence and dichroism in a nematic phase containing an azobenzene as dopant

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 507-513

  Bossi, Mariano L ^a   Aramendía, Pedro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (N,N DIMETHYLAMINO) AZOBENZENE; AZOBENZENE; AZOBENZENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; DYNAMICS; ISOMERIZATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 27844545255     PISSN: 1474905X     EISSN: 14749092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b201479c     Document Type: Article

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