Smart light-responsive materials : azobenzene-containing polymers and liquid crystals / / Yue Zhao And Tomiki Ikeda

• Autore: Zhao Yue <1961->
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (542 p.)
• Disciplina: 620.1/1295
• Soggetto topico: Smart materials; Polymers - Optical properties; Azo compounds; Liquid crystals
• Altri autori: IkedaTomiki
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: SMART LIGHT-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS; CONTENTS; Preface; Contributors; 1 AZOBENZENE POLYMERS FOR PHOTONIC APPLICATIONS; 1.1. Introduction to Azobenzene; 1.1.1. Azobenzene Chromophores; 1.1.2. Azobenzene Photochemistry; 1.1.3. Classes of Azobenzene Systems; 1.2. Photoinduced Motions and Modulations; 1.2.1. Molecular Motion; 1.2.2. Photobiological Experiments; 1.2.3. Photoorientation; 1.2.4. Domain Motion; 1.2.5. Macroscopic Motion; 1.2.6. Other Applications of Azobenzenes; Acknowledgment; References; 2 PHOTO-INDUCED PHENOMENA IN SUPRAMOLECULAR AZOBENZENE MATERIALS; 2.1. Introduction ; 2.2. Photoorientation2.3. Surface Relief Gratings; 2.4. Conclusion and Outlook; References; 3 PHOTODEFORMABLE MATERIALS AND PHOTOMECHANICAL EFFECTS BASED ON AZOBENZENE-CONTAINING POLYMERS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Photodeformable Materials Based on Azobenzene-Containing Polymer Gels; 3.3. Photodeformable Materials Based on Azobenzene-Containing Solid Films; 3.4. Photodeformable Materials Based on Azobenzene-Containing LCs; 3.4.1. LCs and LCEs; 3.4.2. General Methods of Preparation of LCEs; 3.4.3. Temperature-/Electricity-/pH-Responsive LCEs ; 3.4.4. Photoresponsive Behavior of Chromophore-Containing LCs3.4.5. Light-Responsive LCEs; 3.5. Summary and Outlook; References; 4 AMORPHOUS AZOBENZENE POLYMERS FOR LIGHT-INDUCED SURFACE PATTERNING; 4.1. Surface Mass Transport; 4.1.1. Experimental Observations; 4.1.2. Patterning; 4.1.3. Dependence on Material Properties; 4.1.4. Photosoftening; 4.1.5. Photomechanical Effects; 4.1.6. Measuring Gratings; 4.1.7. Dynamics; 4.2. Mechanism; 4.2.1. Thermal Considerations; 4.2.2. Asymmetric Diffusion; 4.2.3. Mean-Field Theory; 4.2.4. Permittivity Gradient Theory; 4.2.5. Gradient Electric Force ; 4.2.6. Isomerization Pressure4.2.7. Applications of Surface Mass Transport; 4.3. Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; 5 AZO POLYMER COLLOIDAL SPHERES: FORMATION, TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY, AND PHOTORESPONSIVE PROPERTIES; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Azo Polymer Synthesis; 5.3. Self-Assembly of Polydispersed Amphiphilic Azo Polymers in Solutions; 5.3.1. Characteristics of Polydispersed Azo Polymer Self-Assembly; 5.3.2. Colloidal Sphere Formation and Characterization; 5.3.3. Colloidal Sphere Formation Mechanism; 5.3.4. Hybrid Colloids Composed of Two Types of Amphiphilic Azo Polymers ; 5.4. Photoresponsive Properties of Azo Polymer Colloidal Spheres5.4.1. Deformation Induced by Interfering Ar(+) Laser Beams; 5.4.2. Deformation Induced by a Single Ar(+) Laser Beam; 5.4.3. Photoresponsive Porperties of Hybrid Colloids; 5.5. Photoresponsive 2-D Colloidal Array and Its in situ Structure Inversion; 5.5.1. Colloidal Array and Photoinduced Dichroism; 5.5.2. Porous Structure from in situ Colloidal Array Structure Inversion; 5.6. Closing Remarks; References; 6 AZOBENZENE-CONTAINING BLOCK COPOLYMER MICELLES: TOWARD LIGHT-CONTROLLABLE NANOCARRIERS ; 6.1. What is the Use of Light-Controllable Polymer Micelles?
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reviews the cutting-edge significant research in the field of smart light-responsive materials based on azobenzene polymers and liquid crystals. Emphasis is placed on the discovery of new phenomena from the past 5 years, their underlying mechanisms, new functionalities, and properties achieved through rational design. Edited by leading authorities in the field, Zhao and Ikeda, the chapters are authored by an internationally-recognized team of experts from North America, Europe, and Asia. Smart Light-Responsive Materials will serve to catalyze new research that will lead this field ov
• Titolo autorizzato: Smart light-responsive materials
• ISBN: 9786612113314; 9781282113312; 1282113313; 9780470439098; 0470439092; 9780470439081; 0470439084
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911019304903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II