Photoisomerization of azobenzenes and spirocompounds in nematic and in twisted nematic liquid crystals

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 110, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 13804-13811

  Bossi, Mariano L ^a,c   Murgida, Daniel H ^b   Aramendía, Pedro F ^a  

^a Instituto de Quimica Fisica de los Materiales Medio Ambiente y Energia   (Argentina)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BENZENE; BIREFRINGENCE; ISOMERIZATION; MONOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOCHROMISM; RAMAN SCATTERING;

CHIRAL INDUCTOR; MESOGENIC DIRECTOR; PHOTOCHROMIC TRANSFORMATION; SPIROCOMPOUNDS;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

EID: 33746894550     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp061107x     Document Type: Article

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