The photomechanical effect in amorphous azo polymers

Data included in this collection are connected with the project entitled ”The photomechanical effect in amorphous azo polymers” supported by the National Science Centre, Poland (grant id UMO-2019/35/D/ST5/00533).

The aim of this project is to elucidate the structure-properties relationships of functionalized azo polyimide, “guest-host” azo systems, and azo blends. The results obtained in this project may also allow formulating some general relationships between the chemical architecture of new (azo)materials and cis-trans/trans-cis isomerization, mechanical properties, and photomechanical properties, which would enable the modeling of chemical structure to obtain materials with required characteristics for specific applications. Our investigations have both cognitive and application aspects that will contribute to the extension of knowledge concerning the type of compounds investigated which may lead to the development of new materials with defined properties for the preparation of photonic and optoelectronic devices.