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

Azobenzene photochemistry is a fascinating area of investigation, on one hand, because it
is fairly wellknown, 1 and on the other hand because it has produced and continues to …

Photochromic molecules are usually embedded in solid matrices for both fundamental and
practical studies so that photochromism suffers from multiple matrix effects. 1, 2 It should be …

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

Incorporating photochromic molecules into organic or hybrid organic-inorganic materials
leads to photoresponsive systems, the properties of which can be manipulated by light …

Azopolymers comprise a unique materials platform, in which the photoisomerization reaction
of azobenzene molecules can induce substantial material motions at molecular …

All optical fabrication of Surface Relief Grating (SRG) on azobenzene functionalized polymer
films is reviewed in this article. The uniqueness of the single step erasable photofabrication …

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. The most ubiquitous natural …

Azobenzene (azo) chromophores have been incorporated into a wide variety of materials
and molecular architectures, including polymers, dendrimers, and molecular glasses …

The review gives a brief survey of NLO polymeric materials based on azobenzene units and
of high thermal and temporal stability. It starts with a brief introduction which comprises …