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 …

Photochromism is a term that describes the photoreversible isomerization between two
different states or isomers with distinct performances. Among all the photochromic molecule …

New unsymmetrical diarylethenes were synthesized and their photochromic and fluorescent
properties are tailored by Cu2+ and CN− coordinations. A novel molecular logic keypad lock …

A photochromic terarylene (BTO) containing a benzo [b] thiophene-1, 1-dioxide unit as a
central ethene bridge was synthesized and characterized, and exhibits good thermal …

Organic photochromic materials based on diarylethenes and their derivatives have been
intensively investigated from fundamental research to technological applications. This …

A new series of [Pd2 (L) 4] cages based on photochromic dithienylethene (DTE) ligands
allowed us to gain insight into the successive photoswitching of multiple DTE moieties in a …

Photochromic polymers with various diarylethene derivatives were synthesized by a
conventional radical polymerization of styrene derivatives having diarylethene …

Oligonucleotides are widely used biological materials in the fields of biomedicine,
nanotechnology, and materials science. Due to the demands for the photoregulation of DNA …

Since the majority of the DNA mediated processes occurring in our cells can be inhibited by
molecules binding to the double helix, photoactivation of the DNA binding process would …

As an important class of inorganic-organic hybrid materials, metal phosphonates can exhibit
versatile structures, interesting functions and high water and thermal stabilities. Despite a …