[HTML][HTML] Nanocomposite Photoanisotropic Materials for Applications in Polarization Holography and Photonics

D Nazarova, L Nedelchev, N Berberova-Buhova… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photoanisotropic materials, in particular azodyes and azopolymers, have attracted
significant research interest in the last decades. This is due to their applications in …

In-line and off-axis polarization-selective holographic lenses recorded in azopolymer thin films via polarization holography and polarization multiplexing

L Nedelchev, G Mateev, L Nikolova, D Nazarova… - Applied Optics, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Polarization-selective diffractive in-line and off-axis lenses are recorded in azopolymer thin
films using polarization holography. A simple, yet efficient, and to the best of our knowledge …

Long-term stability at high temperatures for birefringence in PAZO/PAH layer-by-layer films

Q Ferreira, PA Ribeiro, ON Oliveira Jr… - ACS applied materials …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Optical memories with long-term stability at high temperatures have long been pursued in
azopolymers with photoinduced birefringence. In this study, we show that the residual …

Determination of Degree of Ionization of Poly (allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH) and Poly [1-[4-(3-carboxy-4 hydroxyphenylazo) benzene sulfonamido]-1, 2-ethanediyl …

Q Ferreira, PJ Gomes, PA Ribeiro, NC Jones… - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
Electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions govern most of the properties of supramolecular
systems, which is the reason determining the degree of ionization of macromolecules has …

Optical anisotropy induced at five different wavelengths in azopolymer thin films: Kinetics and spectral dependence

L Nedelchev, D Ivanov, B Blagoeva… - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Azopolymers are highly efficient materials, able to register the polarization state of light.
They have broad range of applications from diffractive optical elements with unique …

Universal dispersing agent for electrophoretic deposition of inorganic materials with improved adsorption, triggered by chelating monomers

Y Liu, D Luo, MS Ata, T Zhang, CJ Wallar… - Journal of colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly [1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzenesulfonamido]-1, 2-ethanediyl,
sodium salt](PAZO) is a polymeric functional material with a number of unique physical …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering of TiO2 or ZnO—Graphene Oxide Nanoheterojunctions for Hybrid Solar Cells Devices

D Carreira, PA Ribeiro, M Raposo, S Sério - Photonics, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is currently of huge importance to find alternatives to fossil fuels to produce clean energy
and to ensure the energy demands of modern society. In the present work, two types of …

Azopolymer triggered electrophoretic deposition of MnO 2-carbon nanotube composites and polypyrrole coated carbon nanotubes for supercapacitors

Y Liu, K Shi, I Zhitomirsky - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly [1-[4-(3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzenesulfonamido]-1, 2-ethanediyl, sodium
salt](PAZO) exhibits a number of unique physical properties, which are important for diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-molar deltamethrin sensor based on electrical impedance of PAH/PAZO layer-by-layer sensing films

LMG Abegão, JHF Ribeiro, PA Ribeiro, M Raposo - Sensors, 2013 - mdpi.com
This work reports a novel deltamethrin (DM) sensor able to detect nano-molar
concentrations in ethanol solutions. The sensing layer consists of a thin film, obtained via a …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid Dispersion Model Characterization of PAZO Azopolymer Thin Films over the Entire Transmittance Spectrum Measured in the UV/VIS/NIR Spectral …

D Minkov, L Nedelchev, G Angelov, E Marquez… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Notwithstanding the significant optical applicability of PAZO polymer films, there are no
accurate data about their optical characteristics. To remedy this shortcoming, in this study …