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      Spatial reorientation of azobenzene side groups of a liquid crystalline polymer induced with linearly polarized light

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          The photoinduced 3D orientational structures in the films of liquid crystalline polyester, containing azobenzene side groups, are studied both experimentally and theoretically. By using the null ellipsometry and the UV absorption methods, preferential in-plane alignment of the azobenzene fragments and in-plane reorientation under irradiation with polarized UV light are established. The uniaxial and biaxial orientational configurations of the azobenzene chromophores are detected. The biaxiality is observed in the intermediate stages of irradiation, whereas the uniaxial structure is maintained in the photosaturated state. The components of the order parameter tensor of the azobenzene fragments are estimated for the initial state and after different doses of irradiation. The proposed theory takes into account biaxiality of the induced structures. Numerical analysis of the master equations for the order parameter tensor is found to yield the results that are in good agreement with the experimental dependencies of the order parameter components on the illumination time.

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          31 March 2001
          2001-04-26
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          cond-mat/0104009
          f8ff83f9-0c17-4472-85e5-2ff10ddec852
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          Eur. Phys. J. E 6, No 1, 57-67 (2001)
          14 pages, 7 figures, minor changes, references added
          cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.stat-mech

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