Thermal stability of photoalignment of nematic liquid crystals by azobenzene polymer thin films

Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 285-288

  Kidowaki, Masatoshi ^a   Fujiwara, Takenori ^a   Nakagawa, Masaru ^a   Morino, Shin'ya ^a   Ichimura, Kunihiro ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azobenzene polymers; Liquid crystals; Photoalignment; Photodichroism; Thermal enhancement

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745552200     PISSN: 09149244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2494/photopolymer.12.285     Document Type: Article

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