Azobenzene Polymers for Photonic Applications

Smart Light-Responsive Materials: Azobenzene-Containing Polymers and Liquid Crystals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-46

  Yager, Kevin G ^a   Barrett, Christopher J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Azobenzene isomerization mechanism via rotation or inversion; Azobenzene polymers for photonic applications; Photoinduced motions and modulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875112229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470439098.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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