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Nonrelaxable Anisotropic Organization of Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Materials Induced by an Electric Field
Author(s) -
Cerveau Geneviève,
Corriu Robert J. P.,
Framery Eric,
Ghosh Shubhajit,
Nobili Maurizio
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3773(20020215)41:4<594::aid-anie594>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - birefringence , electric field , anisotropy , materials science , micrometer , polarized light microscopy , dipole , optical microscope , condensation polymer , optics , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , polymer , scanning electron microscope , physics , quantum mechanics
A birefringent gel is formed when polycondensation of a strongly dipolar bis(trialkoxysilyl) compound is performed in an electric field. The birefringence is evidence for anisotropic ordering on the micrometer scale. The picture shows an image of the gel under a polarizing light microscope.