Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of side chain liquid crystalline polymers containing azobenzene push-pull chromophores

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 232-242

  Alicante, Raquel ^a   Cases, Rafael ^a   Forcén, Patricia ^a   Oriol, Luis ^a   Villacampa, Belén ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azo polymers; Dij coefficients; EFISH; Liquid crystalline polymers (LCP); NLO

Indexed keywords

AZO POLYMERS; DONOR MOIETY; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; MESOPHASES; MOLECULAR ARRANGEMENTS; NITRO GROUP; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; NONLINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE; OUT-OF-PLANE; OUT-OF-PLANE ORIENTATION; POLAR ORDER; POLED FILMS; POLYMETHACRYLATES; PUSH-PULL CHROMOPHORES; REFRACTIVE INDEX MEASUREMENT; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SIDE CHAIN LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SIDE CHAINS; SMECTIC-A PHASIS; THERMAL-ANNEALING; UV-VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

AMPLIFICATION; AUTOMOBILE SEATS; CHROMOPHORES; CRYSTALS; FILM PREPARATION; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; IRRADIATION; LIQUIDS; MONOMERS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 72649105348     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.23776     Document Type: Article

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