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Soft Crystals: Flexible Response Systems with High Structural Order
Author(s) -
Kato Masako,
Ito Hajime,
Hasegawa Miki,
Ishii Kazuyuki
Publication year - 2019
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.201805641
Subject(s) - rubbing , soft matter , luminescence , materials science , soft materials , order (exchange) , phase transition , phase (matter) , nanotechnology , chemical physics , optics , optoelectronics , condensed matter physics , chemistry , physics , composite material , finance , colloid , organic chemistry , economics
A new material concept of soft crystals is proposed. Soft crystals respond to gentle stimuli such as vapor exposure and rubbing but maintain their structural order and exhibit remarkable visual changes in their shape, color, and luminescence. Various interesting examples of soft crystals are introduced in the article. By exploring the interesting formation and phase‐transition phenomena of soft crystals through interdisciplinary collaboration, new materials having both the characteristics of ordered hard crystals and those of flexible soft matter are expected.