Light‐Driven Molecular‐Crystal Actuators: Rapid and Reversible Bending of Rodlike Mixed Crystals of Diarylethene Derivatives | Zendy

Terao Fumitaka | Zendy; Morimoto Masakazu | Zendy; Irie Masahiro | Zendy

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Light‐Driven Molecular‐Crystal Actuators: Rapid and Reversible Bending of Rodlike Mixed Crystals of Diarylethene Derivatives

Author(s) -

Terao Fumitaka,

Morimoto Masakazu,

Irie Masahiro

Publication year - 2012

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/anie.201105585

Subject(s) - diarylethene , photochromism , bending , actuator , curling , crystal (programming language) , irradiation , materials science , component (thermodynamics) , optoelectronics , crystallography , optics , chemistry , computer science , nanotechnology , composite material , physics , artificial intelligence , thermodynamics , nuclear physics , programming language

Limber but strong : Two‐component mixed crystals of diarylethene derivatives exhibit reversible, rapid, and fatigue‐resistant bending upon alternate irradiation with UV and visible light (see picture). The crystals showed reversible curling into a hairpin shape while remaining crystalline.

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