Photoreactive organic thin films / / edited by Zouheir Sekkat, Wolfgang Knoll

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911004765203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Academic Press, c2002
• ISBN: 1-281-00835-4; 0-08-047997-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (582 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SekkatZouheir; KnollWolfgang
• Disciplina: 621.3815/2
• Soggetti: Photoreactive organic thin films; Photoisomerization; Photoreactive organic thin films - Industrial applications
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; I: PHOTOISOMERIZATION AND PHOTO-ORIENTATION OF AZOBENZENES; 1 Photoisomerization of Benzenes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Azo Group; 1.3 Azoaromatics of the Azobenzene Type; 1.4 Azoaromatics of the Aminoazobenzene Type; 1.5 Azoaromatics of the Pseudo-Stilbene Type; 1.6 The Isomerization Mechanism; 1.7 Concluding Remarks; 2 Ultrafast Dyamics in the Excited States of Azo Compounds; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Experimental Section; 2.3 Results and Discussion; 3 Photo-Orientation by Photoisomerization; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Photoisomerization of Azobenzenes; 3.3 Photo-Orientation by Photoisomerization3.4 Photo-Orientation of Azobenzenes: Individualizable Isomers; 3.5 Photo-Orientation of Azo Dyes: Spectrally Overlapping Isomers; 3.6 Photo-Orientation of Photochromic Spiropyrans and Diarylethenes; 3.7 Conclusion; APPENDIX 3A: Quantum Yields Determination; APPENDIX 3B: Demonstration of Equations 3.12 through 3.15; II: PHOTOISOMERIZATIQN IN ORGANIC THIN FILMS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.4 Polymer Structural Effects on Photo-Orientation; 4.5 Pressure Effects on Photoisomerization and Photo-Orientation; 4.6 Conclusion; 5 Chiral Polymers with Photoaffected Phase Behavior for Optical Data Storage5.1 Introduction; 5.3 Photoinduced Birefringence in Photochromic IsoSm* Copolymers; 5.4 Holographic Grating Recording; 5.5 Photoinduced Alignment of Low Molar Mass Liquid Crystals; 5.6 Photoaffected Phase Behavior and the LCPT Photorecording; 5.7 Conclusions; 6 Photoisomerization in Langmuir-Blodgett-Kuhn Structures; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Other Dyes Used in Photoactive LBK Films; 6.3 UV-Vis Spectroscopy as an Analytical Tool for the Investigation of Azobenzene LBK Film Structure; 6.4 Examples of the Influence of Structure on Photoisomerization6.5 Examples of the Manipulation of LBK Film Structure by Photoisomerization; 6.6 Examples of LBK Films with a Structure Tailored for the Desired Application; 6.7 Summary; 7 Electronic and Optical Transduction of Photoisomerization Processes at Molecular- and Bimoleculan-Functionalized Surfaces; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Electronically Transduced Photochemical Switching of Organic Monolayers and Thin Films; 7.3 Electronically Transduced Photochemical Switching of Enzyme Monolayers; 7.5 Recognition Phenomena at Surfaces Using Photoisomerizable Guest or Host Components7.6 Interlocked Compounds as Mechanical Components at Photoisomerizable Interfaces; 7.7 Conclusions; III: PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND ORGANIC NONLINEAR OPTICS; 8 Photoisomerization Effects in Organic Nonlinear Optics: Photo-Assisted Poling and Depoling and Polarizability Switching; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Photo-Assisted Poling; 8.3 Photo-Induced Depoling; 8.4 Polarizability Switching by Photoisomerization; 8.5 Conclusion; APPENDIX 8A: From Molecular to Macroscopic Nonlinear Optical Properties; 9 Photoisomerization in Polymer Films in the Presence of Electrostatic and Optical Fields
• Sommario/riassunto: Wolfgang Knoll is a former Directory of Polymer research at the Max Planck Institute. He is extremely well know for his research in this area. Zouheir Sekkat was a Postdoctoral researcher at Max Planck working under Professor Knoll. With Knoll's involvement, we can be confident that the best people in this field will be contributing to the reference.