Photo-induced deformations in azobenzene-containing side-chain polymers: molecular dynamics study

We perform molecular dynamics simulations of azobenzene containing side-chain liquid crystalline polymer subject to an external model field that mimicks the reorientations of the azobenzenes upon irradiation with polarized light. The smectic phase of the polymer is studied with the field applied par...

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Main Authors: J.Ilnytskyi, M.Saphiannikova, D.Neher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2006-01-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.9.1.87