We review the fascinating research on charge transport through switchable molecules. In the
past decade, detailed investigations have been performed on a great variety of molecular …

Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties
determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates …

This paper reports large light-induced reversible and elastic responses of graphene
nanoplatelet (GNP) polymer composites. Homogeneous mixtures of GNP …

A new azobenzene− thiophene molecular switch is designed, synthesized, and used to form
self-assembled monolayers (SAM) on gold. An “on/off” conductance ratio up to 7× 103 (with …

Superthin nanostructures, particularly with atomic-level thicknesses, typically display unique
optical properties because of their exceptional light–matter interactions. Here, we report a …

The addition of nanomaterials to polymers can result not only in significant material property
improvements, but also assist in creating entirely new composite functionalities. By …

Single-molecule measurement techniques have illuminated unprecedented details of
chemical behavior, including observations of the motion of a single molecule on a surface …

Using light to control the switching of functional properties of surface-bound species is an
attractive strategy for the development of new technologies with possible applications in …

While exploring photoisomerization of azobenzyl thiols (ABT) adsorbed on Au (111), through
joint scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) …

We apply in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to probe the reversible
photoswitching of azobenzene-functionalized molecules inserted in self-assembled …