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Photoreactions in Langmuir-Blodgett-Kuhn multilayer assemblies of liquid crystalline azo-dy side-chain polymers

M. SawodnyHelmut RingsdorfC. UrbanA. SchmidtW. Knoll

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chemistry.chemical_classification3D optical data storageMaterials sciencetechnology industry and agriculturePolymerChromophoreLangmuir–Blodgett filmChemical engineeringchemistryCopolymerSide chainMoleculesense organsIsomerization

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Reversible and persistent optical data storage in Langmuir-Blodgett-Kuhn liquid crystalline systems has been reported recently. Depending on the molecular structure, the trans-cis isomerization in these systems (induced by illumination with UV- and VIS-light) leads to different macroscopic behavior of the chromophore percentage on the photo-induced structural changes in a series of statistical copolymers.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0116303