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 …

Conspectus Mechanical properties of organic molecular crystals have been noted and
studied over the years but the complexity of the subject and its relationship with diverse …

Plastic crystals (PCs), formed by certain types of molecules or ions with reorientational
freedom, offer both exceptional mechanical plasticity and long range order, hence they are …

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 …

We present an approach to understanding crystal packing via 'energy frameworks', that
combines efficient calculation of accurate intermolecular interaction energies with a novel …

Single crystals are typically brittle, inelastic materials. Such mechanical responses limit their
use in practical applications, particularly in flexible electronics and optical devices. Here we …

Controlling mechanical properties of ordered organic materials remains a formidable
challenge, despite their great potential for high performance mechanical actuators …

Organic crystals, although widely studied, have not been considered nascent candidate
materials in engineering design. Here we summarize the mechanical properties of organic …

Molecular crystals are emerging as a non-silicon alternative for the construction of all-
organic photonic integrated circuits (OPICs). The advent of flexible molecular crystals and …

The exceptional mechanical flexibility observed with certain organic crystals defies the
common perception of single crystals as brittle objects. Here, we describe the …