The incorporation of azobenzene chromophores into polymer systems gives rise to a
number of unique effects under UV and visible light irradiation. The light-driven …

Photocontrol of molecular alignment is an exceptionally-intelligent and useful strategy. It
enables us to control optical coefficients, peripheral molecular alignments, surface relief …

Photoalignment possesses significant advantages in comparison with the usual
'rubbing'treatment of the substrates of liquid crystal display (LCD) cells as it is a non-contact …

For converting light energy into electricity, an optical pendulum generator was designed by
combining photomechanical movement of liquid-crystalline actuator (LCA) with Faraday's …

The orientation of liquid crystal molecules is very sensitive towards contacting surfaces, and
this phenomenon is critical during the fabrication of liquid crystal display panels, as well as …

The gold nanoparticles highly grafted by a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) with azobenzene
mesogens as the side chain (denoted as Au@ TE-PAzo NPs) are successfully designed and …

For the development of optically encryptable smart glass that can control the molecular
alignment of liquid crystals (LCs), an azobenzene-based reactive molecule (ARM) capable …

We study both theoretically and experimentally the anchoring properties of photoaligning
azo-dye films in contact with a nematic liquid crystal depending on the photoinduced …

The paper describes formation of new supramolecular azopolymers based on hydrogen
bonds as perspective materials for laser induced surface relief gratings (SRGs) and for …

Photo‐tunable photonic crystals were prepared from three dimensional (3D) colloidal crystal
templates using a photoresponsive azopolymer. For the preparation of azopolymer infiltrated …