The past and the future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

ON Oliveira Jr, L Caseli, K Ariga - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

From molecular to supramolecular electronics

H Chen, J Fraser Stoddart - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Using individual molecules as conducting bridges for electrons offers opportunities when
investigating quantum phenomena that are not readily accessible from experiments …

Photochromism into nanosystems: towards lighting up the future nanoworld

L Wang, Q Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for developing …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial molecular machines

S Erbas-Cakmak, DA Leigh, CT McTernan… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Towards artificial molecular factories from framework-embedded molecular machines

S Krause, BL Feringa - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Controlling cooperativity, synchronization, amplification and translation of intermolecular
and intramolecular dynamics over different length scales for applications in stimuli …

Interactions with aromatic rings in chemical and biological recognition

EA Meyer, RK Castellano… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Intermolecular interactions involving aromatic rings are key processes in both chemical and
biological recognition. Their understanding is essential for rational drug design and lead …

Dynamic covalent chemistry

SJ Rowan, SJ Cantrill, GRL Cousins… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic covalent chemistry relates to chemical reactions carried out reversibly under
conditions of equilibrium control. The reversible nature of the reactions introduces the …

Synthetic molecular motors and mechanical machines

ER Kay, DA Leigh, F Zerbetto - … Chemie International Edition, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

Photo-, thermo-, solvato-, and electrochromic spiroheterocyclic compounds

VI Minkin - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
During the past few decades, interest has been rapidly growing in gaining insight into the
properties and transformations of the so-called bistable compounds and molecular systems …

Layer-by-layer assembly as a versatile bottom-up nanofabrication technique for exploratory research and realistic application

K Ariga, JP Hill, Q Ji - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
The layer-by-layer (LbL) adsorption technique offers an easy and inexpensive process for
multilayer formation and allows a variety of materials to be incorporated within the film …