Photoswitching of glass transition temperatures of azobenzene-containing polymers induces reversible solid-to-liquid transitions

Nature Chemistry - Tập 9 Số 2 - Trang 145-151 - 2017
Hongwei Zhou1, Changguo Xue1, Philipp Weis1, Yasuhito Suzuki1, Shilin Huang1, Kaloian Koynov1, Günter K. Auernhammer1, Rüdiger Berger1, Hans‐Jürgen Butt1, Si Wu1
1Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, Mainz 55128, Germany

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