Chemical Communications · 2012 · 65 citations · 33 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsCrystal StructureOptical MaterialsPhase TransformationsPhase TransitionsPhotocatalysisPhotochemical SynthesisPhotochromic MaterialsSelf-assembly Of NanomaterialsStimuli-responsive Supramolecular SystemsAmbient Temperature EffectsLight-responsive SystemsMolecular Switching BehaviorOptical IsomerismPhotoinduced Structural ChangesPhotoisomerization KineticsRational DesignReversible Optical Switching
We created light-directed dynamic spheres based on simple azobenzene monomers showing (i) a high yield of reversible trans↔cis photoisomerization and (ii) noticeable phase transition from crystalline to isotropic states under UV light irradiation at ambient temperature.
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