Advanced Materials · 2000 · 137 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceMaterials ChemistryPolymer ChemistrySupramolecular ChemistryHost-guest ChemistryIntermolecular ForcesLiquid Crystal MaterialsLiquid CrystalsSupramolecular MaterialsSupramolecular PolymersCooperativityDiffraction GratingsHost-guest Supramolecular PolymersLiquid Crystal Supramolecular MaterialsPolymer GratingsSpatial FluiditySurface Relief
Surface relief gratings are one of the most promising applications for azobenzene-containing polymers (azo-polymers). Systems investigated to date have contained single-component azo-polymers. The introduction of a liquid-crystal molecule to the system, presented here, gives rise to a striking enhancement of surface relief grating formation, due to the strong molecular cooperativity and increased fluidity.