Photochromism is defined as a reversible transformation of a chemical species between two
isomers having different absorption spectra induced in one or both directions by …

Photochromic materials are a family of compounds which can undergo reversible photo‐
switches between two different states or isomers with remarkably different properties …

The use of single molecules in electronics represents the next limit of miniaturisation of
electronic devices, which would enable us to continue the trend of aggressive downscaling …

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

Digital electronics is so widely used in everyday life that it is almost impossible to find an
electric device that does not make use of digital electronic components. On average, 85% of …

Functional mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) that can be readily modulated by
controllable triggers, such as pH value changes,[1] chemical treatments,[2] electrostatic …

Synthetic polymers are ubiquitous in the modern world, but our ability to exert control over
the molecular conformation of individual polymers is very limited. In particular, although the …

Photochromic molecules exhibit photoresponsive variations in their physical properties. For
example, energy level, π-conjugation, dipole moment, ionic state and steric conformation …

Understanding electrical transport processes in molecules connected between metal
electrodes is a central focus in the field of molecular electronics and is important for both …

The manufacture of integrated circuits with single-molecule building blocks is a goal of
molecular electronics. While research in the past has been limited to bulk experiments on …