Effect of molecular structure and thermal treatment on photo-optical properties of photochromic azobenzene-containing polymer films

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 212, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 342-352

  Bobrovsky, Alexey ^a   Shibaev, Valery ^a   Bubnov, Alexej ^b   Hamplová, Věra ^b   Kaspar, Miroslav ^b   Pociecha, Damian ^c   Glogarová, Milada ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

azo polymers; chiral; isomer isomerization; liquid crystalline polymers (LCP); polymerization (general)

Indexed keywords

AZO POLYMERS; CHIRAL; ISOMER/ISOMERIZATION; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS (LCP); POLYMERIZATION (GENERAL);

CHROMOPHORES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; HEAT TREATMENT; LIQUIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHASE BEHAVIOR; PHOTOCHROMISM; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 79951777852     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.201000534     Document Type: Article

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