Photoinduced surface relief grating formation for a single crystal of 4-aminoazobenzene

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1311-1320

  Nakano, Hideyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 aminoazobenzene; Photochromism; Photoinduced surface relief grating formation; Single crystal

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOAZOBENZENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRATING; LIGHT; MOLECULE; POLARIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

4-AMINOAZOBENZENE; PHOTOCHROMISM; PHOTOINDUCED SURFACE RELIEF GRATING FORMATION; SINGLE CRYSTAL;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LASERS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; P-AMINOAZOBENZENE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77951887832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11041311     Document Type: Article

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