Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Evaluation of Photoswitching Properties for Hockey Stick-Shaped Mesogens Bearing Azo Benzene Moieties Subject The topic of the resource azobenzene; hockey stick; optical storage devices; photoisomerization; thermal back relaxation Description An account of the resource In this paper, we report the photoresponsive behavior of hockey stick-shaped mesogens bearing azo wing with different terminal alkoxy chains at one terminal end. Except for the compound E16, which exhibits SmC along with nematic phase, all other mentioned compounds exhibit nematic phase alone. Influence of chain length on the photophysical properties were investigated using UV-Vis spectroscopy. It is observed here that influence of chain length is negligible on thermal back relaxation time. Spectroscopic investigation with variable intensities of UV light studies reveals that reverse cis-trans isomerization process was inversely proportional to the intensity of illuminated light. The present study also reveals that the structure-property relationship plays a dominant role on shape anisotropic structures. A spectroscopic study of the solid sample using guest-host mixture was also carried out and the compilation of results forecast these mesogens as ideal candidates for optical storage devices. Copyright 2021 Sunil, Monika, Shanker, Hegde and Prasad. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sunil B.N.; Monika M.; Shanker G.; Hegde G.; Prasad V. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Frontiers in Physics, Vol-9 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Frontiers Media SA Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2021.728632" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2021.728632</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118639160&amp;doi=10.3389%2Ffphy.2021.728632&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=018023fede3f2e0ab1a850ff7fa0c566" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85118639160&amp;doi=10.3389%2ffphy.2021.728632&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=018023fede3f2e0ab1a850ff7fa0c566</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2296424X Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sunil B.N., BSN Centre for Nano-materials and Displays, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India; Monika M., Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru, India; Shanker G., Department of Chemistry, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bengaluru, India; Hegde G., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Prasad V., Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bengaluru, India