1. Stable holographic gratings with small-molecular trisazobenzene derivatives
- Author
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Kreger, Klaus, Wolfer, Pascal, Audorff, Hubert, Kador, Lothar, Stingelin-Stutzmann, Natalie, Smith, Paul, and Schmidt, Hans-Werner
- Subjects
Azo compounds -- Structure ,Azo compounds -- Chemical properties ,Benzene -- Chemical properties ,Diffraction gratings -- Analysis ,Holography -- Analysis ,Phase transformations (Statistical physics) -- Analysis ,Refractive index -- Measurement ,Chemistry - Abstract
The chemical structures designed by inserting decoupling spacers between a trisfunctionalized benzene core and the three azobenzene moieties, as well as adding polar end groups to the latter that allow formation of both an amorphous and a liquid-crystalline phase. The obtained nonpolymeric, azobenzene-containing compounds could find valuable application for fabrication of stable holographic volume gratings.
- Published
- 2010