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Command surfaces 14 [1]. Photoregulation of in-plane alignment of a liquid crystal by the photoisomerization of stilbenes chemisorbed on a substrate silica surface

Kunihiro Ichimura Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226, Japan
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Hidetoshi Tomita Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226, Japan
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Kazuaki Kudo Research Laboratory of Resources Utilization, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226, Japan
Pages 161-169 | Received 01 Jul 1995, Accepted 06 Sep 1995, Published online: 24 Sep 2006

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