Molecular relaxation and microscopic structure of multilayers and superlattices of a photosensitive liquid-crystalline polymer

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 10-

  Cristofolini, L ^a   Fontana, M P ^a   Berzina, T ^b   Konovalov, O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SALTS;

OPTICAL WRITING; PHOTOISOMERIZATION; SCATTERING LENGTH DENSITY; X-RAY REFLECTOMETRY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349116498     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.66.041801     Document Type: Article

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