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Cover Feature: Norbornadiene‐Based Photoswitches with Exceptional Combination of Solar Spectrum Match and Long‐Term Energy Storage (Chem. Eur. J. 49/2018)
Author(s) -
Jevric Martyn,
Petersen Anne U.,
Mansø Mads,
Kumar Singh Sandeep,
Wang Zhihang,
Dreos Ambra,
Sumby Christopher,
Nielsen Mogens Brøndsted,
Börjesson Karl,
Erhart Paul,
MothPoulsen Kasper
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201804035
Subject(s) - norbornadiene , quadricyclane , solar energy , metastability , thermal energy storage , energy storage , information storage , chemistry , physics , materials science , computer science , engineering , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics , information retrieval , catalysis , power (physics) , electrical engineering
Norbornadiene‐quadricyclane (NBD‐QC) photoswitches are candidates for applications in solar thermal energy storage. This work demonstrates that, by modifying the rotational energy landscape of the molecules, it is possible to obtain new solar energy storage systems that exhibit exceptionally long half‐lives for their metastable forms (up to 18 years) without significantly affecting other properties such as solar spectrum match and energy storage density. More information can be found in the Communication by K. Moth‐Poulsen et al. on page 12767.