Azobenzenes (Ph-N═ N-Ph) are known as the most widely studied molecular
photoswitches, and the recent rise of azoheteroarenes (Het-N═ N-Ph or Het-N═ N-Het) …

Molecular electronic devices with tunable conductance states show great potential in
building memories and logic components for next-generation circuits. In recent years …

Azobispyrazole, 4pzMe-5pzH, derivatives with small terminal substituents (Me, Et, i-Pr, and n-
Pr) are reported to undergo facile reversible photoswitching in condensed phases at room …

Arylazopyrazole derivatives based on four core structures (4pzMe, 3pzH, 4pzH, and 4pzH-
F2) and functionalized with a dodecanoate group were demonstrated to store thermal …

Discovering physicochemical principles for simultaneous harvesting of multiform energy
from the environment will advance current sustainable energy technologies. Here we …

Conventional thermophysical latent heat storage based on solid-liquid phase change
materials (PCMs) has been suffering three long-standing bottlenecks—ie, relatively low …

Phase change materials (PCMs) show great promise for thermal energy storage and thermal
management. However, some critical challenges remain due to the difficulty in tuning solid …

Photochemical crystal↔ liquid transitions (PCLTs) are interesting phenomena that couple
reversible photochemical transformations with thermophysical phase transitions. A potential …

Azobenzenes are classical molecular photoswitches that have been widely used. In recent
endeavors of molecular design, replacing one or both phenyl rings with heteroaromatic rings …

An optimal temperature is crucial for a broad range of applications, from chemical
transformations, electronics, and human comfort, to energy production and our whole planet …