Azobenzene photomechanics: prospects and potential applications

Z Mahimwalla, KG Yager, J Mamiya, A Shishido… - Polymer bulletin, 2012 - Springer
The change in shape inducible in some photo-reversible molecules using light can effect
powerful changes to a variety of properties of a host material. This class of reversible light …

From nanoscopic to macroscopic photo-driven motion in azobenzene-containing materials

SL Oscurato, M Salvatore, P Maddalena… - Nanophotonics, 2018 - degruyter.com
The illumination of azobenzene molecules with UV/visible light efficiently converts the
molecules between trans and cis isomerization states. Isomerization is accompanied by a …

Azopolymer‐based micro‐and nanopatterning for photonic applications

A Priimagi, A Shevchenko - Journal of polymer science Part B …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Azopolymers comprise a unique materials platform, in which the photoisomerization reaction
of azobenzene molecules can induce substantial material motions at molecular …

Halogen Bonding versus Hydrogen Bonding in Driving Self‐Assembly and Performance of Light‐Responsive Supramolecular Polymers

A Priimagi, G Cavallo, A Forni… - Advanced Functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Halogen bonding is arguably the least exploited among the many non‐covalent interactions
used in dictating molecular self‐assembly. However, its directionality renders it unique …

Supramolecular design principles for efficient photoresponsive polymer–azobenzene complexes

J Vapaavuori, CG Bazuin, A Priimagi - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Noncovalent binding of azobenzenes to polymers allows harnessing light-induced
molecular-level motions (photoisomerization) for inducing macroscopic effects, including …

Enhancement of both Faraday and Kerr effects with an all-dielectric grating based on a magneto-optical nanocomposite material

F Royer, B Varghese, E Gamet, S Neveu, Y Jourlin… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report on the design, fabrication, and characterization of an all-dielectric one-
dimensional (1D) resonant device formed by a silicon nitride grating impregnated by a low …

Supramolecular hierarchy among halogen and hydrogen bond donors in light-induced surface patterning

M Saccone, V Dichiarante, A Forni… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Halogen bonding, a noncovalent interaction possessing several unique features compared
to the more familiar hydrogen bonding, is emerging as a powerful tool in functional materials …

Light induced reversible structuring of photosensitive polymer films

J Jelken, S Santer - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this paper we report on photoswitchable polymer surfaces with dynamically and reversibly
fluctuating topographies. It is well known that when azobenzene containing polymer films …

[HTML][HTML] A review on dielectric resonant gratings: Mitigation of finite size and Gaussian beam size effects

F Gambino, M Giaquinto, A Ricciardi, A Cusano - Results in Optics, 2022 - Elsevier
Resonant gratings made of dielectrics and semiconductors sustain guided mode
resonances with very high lifetime due to the intrinsic lossless properties of the materials …

THz guided-mode resonance notch filter with variable filtering strength

HS Bark, KH Jang, K Lee, YU Jeong, TI Jeon - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In this paper, we propose a terahertz (THz) guided-mode resonance (GMR) notch filter made
of a monolithic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, which has a monolayer grating …