The exciton, an excited electron–hole pair bound by Coulomb attraction, plays a key role in
photophysics of organic molecules and drives practically important phenomena such as …

Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

Molecular motors are at the heart of cellular machinery, and they are involved in converting
chemical and light energy inputs into efficient mechanical work. From a synthetic …

Molecular photoactuators can control shape and chemical or physical properties of the
responsive system they are embedded in. These effects are usually mediated by …

Synthetic molecular machines hold tremendous potential to revolutionize chemical and
materials sciences. Their autonomous motion controlled by external stimuli allows to …

Molecular rotary motors based on oxindole which can be driven by visible light are
presented. This novel class of motors can be easily synthesized via a Knoevenagel …

Recent advances in molecular design have displayed striking examples of dynamic chirality
transfer between various elements of chirality, eg, from central to either helical or axial …

Molecular machines powered by light are appropriately designed multicomponent molecular
structures that exploit photochemical processes to perform controlled movements. We …

Optical and chiroptical photoswitches have found potential applications in advanced
information technologies. Herein, a pair of chiral triple-stranded helicates [Eu2 (o-LRR) …

Tuning the thermal behavior of light driven molecular motors is fundamentally important for
their future rational design. In many molecular motors thermal ratcheting steps are …