In the last century, molecular crystals functioned predominantly as a means for determining
the molecular structures via X-ray diffraction, albeit as the century came to a close the …

Transformation of energy into motion (work) is one of the basic processes of energy
conversion in nature. The processes of actuation underlying the transduction of light …

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Crystals of a variety of substances including elements, minerals, simple salts, organic
molecular crystals, and high polymers forgo long‐range translational order by twisting and …

9-Anthracenecarboxylic acid, a molecule that undergoes a reversible [4+ 4]
photodimerization, is prepared in the form of oriented crystalline microribbons. When …

We report interesting photomechanical behaviors of the dynamic molecular crystals of (E)‐2‐
(2, 4‐dichlorostyryl) benzo [d] oxazole (BOACl24). The photosalient effect of the rod‐like …

The thermosalient crystals of terephthalic acid are extraordinarily mechanically compliant
and reversibly shape-shift between two forms with different crystal habits. While the …

Molecular crystals can be bent elastically by expansion or plastically by delamination into
slabs that glide along slip planes. Here we report that upon bending, terephthalic acid …

The solid-state photodimerization of 9-methylanthracene is used as a model system to
investigate how crystal morphology and reaction dynamics affect photomechanical …

The growing realization that photoinduced bending of slender photoreactive single crystals
is surprisingly common has inspired researchers to control crystal motility for actuation …