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Making waves in a photoactive polymer film

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  • Anne Helene Gelebart

    (Laboratory for Functional Organic Materials and Devices (SFD), Eindhoven University of Technology
    Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Dirk Jan Mulder

    (Laboratory for Functional Organic Materials and Devices (SFD), Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Michael Varga

    (Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University)

  • Andrew Konya

    (Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University)

  • Ghislaine Vantomme

    (Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • E. W. Meijer

    (Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Robin L. B. Selinger

    (Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University)

  • Dirk J. Broer

    (Laboratory for Functional Organic Materials and Devices (SFD), Eindhoven University of Technology
    Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology)

Abstract

Illumination of thin liquid-crystal polymer films that contain azobenzene derivatives with short thermal relaxation times induces a continuous wave motion throughout the films, owing to a feedback loop driven by material self-shadowing.

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  • Anne Helene Gelebart & Dirk Jan Mulder & Michael Varga & Andrew Konya & Ghislaine Vantomme & E. W. Meijer & Robin L. B. Selinger & Dirk J. Broer, 2017. "Making waves in a photoactive polymer film," Nature, Nature, vol. 546(7660), pages 632-636, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:546:y:2017:i:7660:d:10.1038_nature22987
    DOI: 10.1038/nature22987
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