Azopolymer-based micro- and nanopatterning for photonic applications

Fabrication and characterization of a large-area metal nano-grid wave plate

(2013) A. Kravchenko et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Controlling spontaneous surface structuring of azobenzene-containing polymers for large-scale nano-lithography of functional substrates

(2013) A. Ambrosio et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Highly efficient generation of vector beams through polarization holograms

(2013) U. Ruiz et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Photo-responsive block copolymer micelles: design and behavior

(2013) Jean-François Gohy et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Mechanism of Photochemical Phase Transition of Single-Component Phototropic Liquid Crystals Studied by Means of Holographic Grating Recording

(2013) Anna Sobolewska et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Photoswitchable Molecular Rings for Solar-Thermal Energy Storage

(2013) E. Durgun et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Photo-control of biological systems with azobenzene polymers

(2013) Alexis Goulet-Hanssens et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Superimposed surface-relief diffraction grating holographic lenses on azo-polymer films

(2013) Ribal Georges Sabat   OPTICS EXPRESS

Molecular Model for Light-Driven Spiral Mass Transport in Azopolymer Films

(2013) Antonio Ambrosio et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Submicron-scale liquid crystal photo-alignment

(2013) Egor Andreevich Shteyner et al.   Soft Matter

Photolithographic periodic patterning of gold using azobenzene-functionalized polymers

(2013) Aleksandr Kravchenko et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Photo-switchable molecular monolayer anchored between highly transparent and flexible graphene electrodes

(2013) Sohyeon Seo et al.   Nature Communications

Azobenzene Lasers Tuned Over a 200 nm Range

(2013) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   Advanced Optical Materials

Nanoindentation study of light-induced softening of supramolecular and covalently functionalized azo polymers

(2013) Jaana Vapaavuori et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Spatial Confinement of Electromagnetic Hot and Cold Spots in Gold Nanocubes

(2012) Mohamed Haggui et al.   ACS Nano

Halogen Bonding versus Hydrogen Bonding in Driving Self-Assembly and Performance of Light-Responsive Supramolecular Polymers

(2012) Arri Priimagi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Redox-Active, Organometallic Surface-Relief Gratings from Azobenzene-Containing Polyferrocenylsilane Block Copolymers

(2012) Rumman Ahmed et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single Step Optical Fabrication of a DFB Laser Device in Fluorescent Azobenzene-Containing Materials

(2012) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High Aspect Ratio Sub-15 nm Silicon Trenches From Block Copolymer Templates

(2012) Xiaodan Gu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

High-Contrast Photoswitching of Nonlinear Optical Response in Crosslinked Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

(2012) Arri Priimagi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Directional Photofluidization Lithography: Micro/Nanostructural Evolution by Photofluidic Motions of Azobenzene Materials

(2012) Seungwoo Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Synergy Effect on Morphology Switching: Real-Time Observation of Photo-Orientation of Microphase Separation in a Block Copolymer

(2012) Shusaku Nagano et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Surface relief grating in azo-polymer obtained for s-s polarization configuration of the writing beams

(2012) Anna Sobolewska et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Large-area nanostructured substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

(2012) Andriy Shevchenko et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Visualization of surface plasmon interference by imprinting intensity patterns on a photosensitive polymer

(2012) Tobias König et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Near-Field Induced Reversible Structuring of Photosensitive Polymer Films: Gold Versus Silver Nano-antennas

(2012) Tobias König et al.   Plasmonics

Azobenzene photomechanics: prospects and potential applications

(2012) Zahid Mahimwalla et al.   POLYMER BULLETIN

Light-induced spiral mass transport in azo-polymer films under vortex-beam illumination

(2012) Antonio Ambrosio et al.   Nature Communications

Photoswitchable gel assembly based on molecular recognition

(2012) Hiroyasu Yamaguchi et al.   Nature Communications

One-step fabrication of hierarchically ordered structures on photoresponsive azobenzene-containing polymers with phase masks

(2012) Si Wu et al.   RSC Advances

Simultaneous Analysis of Optical and Mechanical Properties of Cross-Linked Azobenzene-Containing Liquid-Crystalline Polymer Films

(2011) Aki Shimamura et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Wafer-Level Self-Organized Copolymer Templates for Nanolithography with Sub-50 nm Feature and Spatial Resolutions

(2011) Sivashankar Krishnamoorthy et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Monolithic, Hierarchical Surface Reliefs by Holographic Photofluidization of Azopolymer Arrays: Direct Visualization of Polymeric Flows

(2011) Hong Suk Kang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

High-Resolution Patterning of Various Large-Area, Highly Ordered Structural Motifs by Directional Photofluidization Lithography: Sub-30-nm Line, Ellipsoid, Rectangle, and Circle Arrays

(2011) Seungwoo Lee et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Photodriven, Flexural-Torsional Oscillation of Glassy Azobenzene Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks

(2011) Kyung Min Lee et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Deterministic Nanotexturing by Directional Photofluidization Lithography

(2011) Seungwoo Lee et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optical Interference Lithography Using Azobenzene-Functionalized Polymers for Micro- and Nanopatterning of Silicon

(2011) Aleksandr Kravchenko et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photocontrollable Liquid-Crystalline Actuators

(2011) Haifeng Yu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

From the Surface to Volume: Concepts for the Next Generation of Optical-Holographic Data-Storage Materials

(2011) Friedrich-Karl Bruder et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Azobenzene photoswitches for biomolecules

(2011) Andrew A. Beharry et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Photoisomerization in different classes of azobenzene

(2011) H. M. Dhammika Bandara et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Efficient surface structuring and photoalignment of supramolecular polymer–azobenzene complexes through rational chromophore design

(2011) Jaana Vapaavuori et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Photoalignment of liquid crystals: basics and current trends

(2011) Oleg Yaroshchuk et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Evidence of Two Distinct Mechanisms Driving Photoinduced Matter Motion in Thin Films Containing Azobenzene Derivatives

(2011) F. Fabbri et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Azobenzene-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes As High-Energy Density Solar Thermal Fuels

(2011) Alexie M. Kolpak et al.   NANO LETTERS

Efficient single-beam light manipulation of 3D microstructures in azobenzene-containing materials

(2011) Yuri Gritsai et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Voltage-controlled compression for period tuning of optical surface relief gratings

(2011) Matthias Kollosche et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Single-layer one-dimensional nonpolarizing guided-mode resonance filters under normal incidence

(2011) Tapani Alasaarela et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Reversible structuring of photosensitive polymer films by surface plasmon near field radiation

(2011) Tobias König et al.   Soft Matter

Second order DFB lasing using reusable grating inscribed in azobenzene-containing material

(2011) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   Optical Materials Express

Location of the Azobenzene Moieties within the Cross-Linked Liquid-Crystalline Polymers Can Dictate the Direction of Photoinduced Bending

(2011) Arri Priimagi et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Fabrication of the Funnel-Shaped Three-Dimensional Plasmonic Tip Arrays by Directional Photofluidization Lithography

(2010) Seungwoo Lee et al.   ACS Nano

Mechanically Durable Superhydrophobic Surfaces

(2010) Tuukka Verho et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Photoswitches: From Molecules to Materials

(2010) Maria-Melanie Russew et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Alternating photoinduced mass transport triggered by light polarization in azobenzene containing sol-gel films

(2010) F. Fabbri et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Nanoparticles functionalised with reversible molecular and supramolecular switches

(2010) Rafal Klajn et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Very efficient surface relief holographic materials based on azobenzene-containing epoxy resins cured in films

(2010) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Photoinduced surface-relief gratings in films of supramolecular polymer–bisazobenzene complexes

(2010) J. Vapaavuori et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

SUPPRESSION OF CHROMOPHORE AGGREGATION IN AMORPHOUS POLYMERIC MATERIALS: TOWARDS MORE EFFICIENT PHOTORESPONSIVE BEHAVIOR

(2010) ARRI PRIIMAGI et al.   JOURNAL OF NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHYSICS & MATERIALS

Polarization Dependence of Holographic Grating Recording in Azobenzene-Functionalized Polymers Monitored by Visible and Infrared Light

(2010) Anna Sobolewska et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Nanogap-Assisted Surface Plasmon Nanolithography

(2010) Kosei Ueno et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Self-Consistent Model of Light-Induced Molecular Motion Around Metallic Nanostructures

(2010) Mathieu L. Juan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Virus-Templated Photoimprint on the Surface of an Azobenzene-Containing Polymer

(2010) Taiji Ikawa et al.   LANGMUIR

Phototriggered Mass Migrating Motions in Liquid Crystalline Azobenzene Polymer Films with Systematically Varied Thermal Properties

(2010) Jun Isayama et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Photoresponsive Block Copolymers Containing Azobenzenes and Other Chromophores

(2010) Haifeng Yu et al.   MOLECULES

Infrared Perfect Absorber and Its Application As Plasmonic Sensor

(2010) Na Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Proximity field nanopatterning of azopolymer thin films

(2010) Robert H Lambeth et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Tailored antireflective biomimetic nanostructures for UV applications

(2010) Christoph Morhard et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

High phase retardation by waveguiding in slanted photonic nanostructures

(2010) Kalle Ventola et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Rewritable holograms based on azobenzene-containing liquid-crystalline polymers

(2010) Atsushi Shishido   POLYMER JOURNAL

A robust superhydrophobic and superoleophobic surface with inverse-trapezoidal microstructures on a large transparent flexible substrate

(2010) Maesoon Im et al.   Soft Matter

Efficient Surface-Relief Gratings in Hydrogen-Bonded Polymer−Azobenzene Complexes

(2009) Arri Priimagi et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Multiscale Model for Photoinduced Molecular Motion in Azo Polymers

(2009) Mathieu L. Juan et al.   ACS Nano

Spontaneous Formation of Complex Periodic Superstructures under High Interferential Illumination of Small-Molecule-Based Photochromic Materials

(2009) Eléna Ishow et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Phototunable Azobenzene Cholesteric Liquid Crystals with 2000 nm Range

(2009) Timothy J. White et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Reversible Switching of the Shear Modulus of Photoresponsive Liquid-Crystalline Polymers

(2009) Eric Verploegen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Real-time near-field imaging of photoinduced matter motion in thin solid films containing azobenzene derivatives

(2009) D. Garrot et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Broadband moth-eye antireflection coatings fabricated by low-cost nanoimprinting

(2009) Q. Chen et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Light powered molecular machines

(2009) Vincenzo Balzani et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Multiple Photochemical Processes in Liquid Crystalline Azo Dye-Doped Liquid Crystals

(2009) Xia Tong et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Micropatterning of titanium oxide film via phototactic mass transport

(2009) Kaori Nishizawa et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Reversible phototriggered micromanufacturing using amorphous photoresponsive spirooxazine film

(2009) Takashi Ubukata et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

New materials with detachable azobenzene: effective, colourless and extremely stable surface relief gratings

(2009) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Extremely high patterning efficiency in easily made azobenzene-containing polymer films

(2009) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Microscopic Theory of Light-Induced Deformation in Amorphous Side-Chain Azobenzene Polymers

(2009) V. Toshchevikov et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Azobenzene-Based Light-Responsive Hydrogel System†

(2009) Yan-Li Zhao et al.   LANGMUIR

Self-Structured Surface Patterns on Molecular Azo Glass Films Induced by Laser Light Irradiation

(2009) Jianjun Yin et al.   LANGMUIR

Directional Photofluidization Lithography for Nanoarchitectures with Controlled Shapes and Sizes

(2009) Seungwoo Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Printed artificial cilia from liquid-crystal network actuators modularly driven by light

(2009) Casper L. van Oosten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Metal nano-grid reflective wave plate

(2009) Y. Pang et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Effect of saturation on the diffraction efficiency of holographically recorded gratings in azopolymer films

(2009) M. Ivanov et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Gold Helix Photonic Metamaterial as Broadband Circular Polarizer

(2009) J. K. Gansel et al.   SCIENCE

Azobenzene-containing block copolymers: the interplay of light and morphology enables new functions

(2009) Yue Zhao et al.   Soft Matter

Efficient Polymer Solar Cells with Surface Relief Gratings Fabricated by Simple Soft Lithography

(2008) Seok-In Na et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Photo-Triggered Surface Relief Grating Formation in Supramolecular Liquid Crystalline Polymer Systems with Detachable Azobenzene Unit

(2008) N. Zettsu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Highly efficient diffractive reflector using microgratings for reflective display

(2008) Jin-Hwan Kim et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Optically tuned resonant optical reflectance filter

(2008) Fuchyi Yang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Enhancement of Light Extraction from Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with Two-Dimensional Hexagonally Nanoimprinted Periodic Structures Using Sequential Surface Relief Grating

(2008) Soon Moon Jeong et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Photomobile polymer materials—various three-dimensional movements

(2008) Munenori Yamada et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

3D structures using surface relief gratings of azobenzene materials

(2008) Y Gritsai et al.  

Near-Field Polarization Effects in Molecular-Motion-Induced Photochemical Imaging

(2008) Christophe Hubert et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Nanoparticle Plasmon-Assisted Two-Photon Polymerization Induced by Incoherent Excitation Source

(2008) Kosei Ueno et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Azobenzenes as Light-Controlled Molecular Electronic Switches in Nanoscale Metal−Molecule−Metal Junctions

(2008) Jeffrey M. Mativetsky et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photogenerating work from polymers

(2008) Hilmar Koerner et al.   Materials Today

Sub-10-nm Wide Trench, Line, and Hole Fabrication Using Pressed Self-Perfection

(2008) Ying Wang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Improved nanofabrication through guided transient liquefaction

(2008) Stephen Y. Chou et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Near-field focusing properties of zone plates in visible regime - New insights

(2008) Rakesh G. Mote et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Three-dimensional planarized diffraction structures based on surface relief gratings in azobenzene materials

(2008) Leonid M. Goldenberg et al.   OPTICS LETTERS

Nanostructured Surfaces and Assemblies as SERS Media

(2008) Hyunhyub Ko et al.   Small