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Record Nr.

UNINA9910135985003321

Autore

Wang Xiaogong

Titolo

Azo Polymers : Synthesis, Functions and Applications / / by Xiaogong Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-662-53424-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 230 p. 104 illus., 26 illus. in color.)

Collana

Soft and Biological Matter, , 2213-1736

Disciplina

668.9

Soggetti

Polymers

Optical materials

Electronics - Materials

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Lasers

Photonics

Polymer Sciences

Optical and Electronic Materials

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Trans-Cis Isomerization -- Azo Polymer Syntheses -- Photoinduced Orientation and Anisotropy -- Photoinduced Mass Transport -- Photoresponsive Liquid Crystal Elastomers.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores functional polymers containing aromatic azo chromophores in side-chain, main-chain and other parts of their structures, known as azo polymers and which share common photoresponsive properties. It focuses on the molecular architecture of azo polymers, the synthetic methods and their most important functions, such as photoinduced birefringence and dichroism, surface-relief-grating (SRG) formation, and light-driven deformation of liquid crystal elastomers. It combines a general survey of the subject and in-



depth discussions of each topic, including numerous illustrations, figures, and photographs. Offering a balance between an introduction to the core concepts and a snapshot of hot and emerging topics, it is of interest to graduate students and researchers working in this and related fields. Xiaogong Wang is a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China.