Photochromic isomerization of spirobenzopyran in nanoholes of anodic alumina

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 31, 2006, Pages 8019-8025

  Saito, Mitsunori ^a   Tsubokura, Yasuhiro ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BENZENE; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOCHROMISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BENZENE SOLUTION; PHOTOCHROMIC ISOMERIZATION; SPIROBENZOPYRAN; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33845585635     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.008019     Document Type: Article

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