Photoswitching the mechanical properties in Langmuir layers of semifluorinated alkyl-azobenzenes at the air

Photoswitching the mechanical properties in Langmuir layers of semifluorinated alkyl-azobenzenes at the air–water interface

Published:2015 Issue:43 Volume:17 Page:28844-28852
ISSN:1463-9076
Container-title:Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

Author:

Theodoratou Antigoni¹²³⁴⁵,Jonas Ulrich¹²³⁴⁶,Loppinet Benoit¹²³⁴,Geue Thomas⁷⁸⁹¹⁰^ORCID,Stangenberg René¹¹¹²¹³,Li Dan¹¹¹²¹³,Berger Rüdiger¹¹¹²¹³,Vlassopoulos Dimitris¹²³⁴⁵

Affiliation:

1. Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH)

2. Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser

3. 71110 Heraklion

4. Greece

5. University of Crete

6. University of Siegen

7. Paul Scherrer Institute

8. Laboratory for Neutron Scattering and Imaging

9. 5232 Villigen

10. Switzerland

11. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

12. 55128 Mainz

13. Germany

Abstract

Manipulation of the structure and dynamics of semifluorinated alkyl-azobenzene layers at the air–water interface by an external light stimulus suggests ways of tailoring responsive fluid interfaces.

Funder

European Commission

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,General Physics and Astronomy

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2015/CP/C5CP04242A

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