Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

The illumination of azobenzene molecules with UV/visible light efficiently converts the
molecules between trans and cis isomerization states. Isomerization is accompanied by a …

Bessel laser beams generated by an axicon lens were used for the fabrication of
hierarchical concentric surface patterns onto azobenzene molecular glass thin films. The …

Custom acrylic multifaced pyramids were machined in-house and used to fabricate, in a
single step, photonic crystals and quasicrystals on azobenzene molecular glass thin films …

New supramolecular structures were attained by an original approach based on mixing the
concepts of polyamidic acid (PAA) host and an azochromophore guest with hydrogen …

A review of recent progress in optical recording of surface relief structures in the films of two
classes of photoresponsive non-crystalline materials (azobenzene-containing polymers and …

A thermo-optical process was developed for the erasure of surface relief gratings (SRG)
inscribed on various films of mexylaminotriazine molecular glasses functionalized with …

Photochromic azo materials have stirred considerable interest for their ability to
mechanically respond to polarized light through large photoinduced migration and …

Optical birefringence in polymeric films containing azo-chromophores is an important feature
related to the development of several technologies such as electro-optic modulators, optical …

Nanoscale-patterned azobenzene thin films were incorporated in organic solar cells to
scatter incident light, thus increasing the optical path length of photons inside the active …