Chemical Communications · 2011 · 190 citations · 15 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOrganic ChemistryOrganic Electronic MaterialsOrganic SemiconductorsPhotochromic MaterialsLuminescent Metal-organic FrameworksMetal-organic Framework SynthesisMetal-organic FrameworksPhotochromic Optical SwitchingSolid-state Photochromism
Eu(III) ions have been introduced into a photoactive viologen system to yield a polyrotaxane-like metal-organic framework, which exhibits reversible photochromism and luminescence modulation with a non-destructive readout capability in the solid state.
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