Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Azobenzene: Research Progress and its Reflections in Applications
Mihaela Homocianu, Nicusor Fifere and Anton Airinei (“Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania)
Chapter 2. Recent Advances in Hybrid Azobenzene-Silica Materials
Raul-Augustin Mitran, Daniela Berger and Cristian Matei (“Ilie Murgulescu” Institute of Physical- Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania, and others)
Chapter 3. Azobenzene-Based Liquid Crystalline Soft Materials for Remote-Controllable Optical Devices
Dae-Yoon Kim, Namil Kim and Kwang-Un Jeong (Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea, and others)
Chapter 4. Photo-and Thermal Isomerization of Azobenzenes Incorporated in Macrocyclic Coordination Compounds
Masaki Yamamura (Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan)
Chapter 5. Wavelength Dependence of Polarized UV Light Induced Supramolecular Orientation of Azobenzene-Containing Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials of Chiral Schiff Base Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) Complexes
Nobumitsu Sunaga, Chigusa Kominato, Naoya Ishida, Maiko Ito, Takashiro Akitsu, Taro Konomi, and Masahiro Katoh (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-Ku Tokyo, Japan, and others)
Index