Extraordinarily Thermostable Photodichroism of Poly(4-cyano-4′-methacryloyloxyazobenzene) Films
- 1 July 1999
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 28 (7) , 641-642
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1999.641
Abstract
Linearly-polarized-light-induced optical anisotropy of a thin film of polymethacrylate with p-cyanoazobenzenes side chains is enhanced at elevated temperatures to display anomalously high stability toward heat and light.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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