Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.377, 277-280, 2002
Synthesis and photorefractive property of a polymer containing azobenzene group in the side chain
The polyurethane (DR-PU) containing azobenzene group in the side chain was synthesized by the polycondensation reaction of Disperse Red 19 (DR19) and toluene-2,6-diisocyanate. A device consisting of the (DR-PU, PVK and C-60) mixture between ITO glasses was fabricated. E4, a liquid crystal, was sandwiched between the two polymer mixture films with 20-mum-thick beads as a spacer. In order to distinguish the photorefractive effect, two-beam coupling (2BC) measurement was performed. The asymmetric change of intensities of two writing beams was observed by the 2BC measurement.