Synthesis and characterization of benzylidene and azobenzene based photochromic liquid-crystalline polymers

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-154

  Jayalatha, Devaswithin ^a   Balamurugan, Rathinam ^a   Kannan, Palaninathan ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Benzylidene; Liquid crystalline polymers; Optical microscopy; Photolysis; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

AZOBENZENE MOIETIES; BENZYLIDENE; CHALCONE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURES; CYCLOALKANONES; CYCLOHEXANONE; CYCLOPENTANONE; HOT STAGES; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PROPERTIES; MAIN CHAINS; MESOPHASE PROPERTIES; OPTICAL POLARIZED MICROSCOPIES; PHOTO-CROSS-LINKING; POLYMER BACKBONES; SPECTRAL TECHNIQUES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TWO STAGES; UV SPECTROSCOPIES;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 62449219275     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008308090818     Document Type: Article

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