TERS microscopy as a probe for visualizing the orientation of chromophores embedded in the glassy polymers

Abstract

© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. Photo-induced effects on azobenzene-functionalized polymer thin films under exposure to strongly focused higher laser modes are investigated. Tip-enhanced Raman scattering microscopy provides a possibility for probing and visualizing the orientation of anisotropic chromophores embedded in the glassy environment at room temperature.