L403
Photo-induced structural changes of Langmuir-Blodgett films
Mutsuyoshi Matsumoto
NIMC
Photoisomerization of a chromophore is related to the biological activities of living creatures
and has been investigated extensively in Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. The important aspect
of photoisomerization is that molecular conformation also changes with the absorption spectrum.
The conformational change caused by photoisomerization of azobenzene has been utilized
to functionalize LB films. In this presentation, I will focus on controlling the structures of
LB films using the photoisomerization of azobenzene.
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