Integration of molecular switching units into complex electronic circuits is considered to be
the next step towards the realization of novel logic and memory devices. Here, we report on …

The photoisomerization of azobenzene is a prototypical reaction of various light-activated
processes in material and biomedical sciences. However, its reaction mechanism has been …

The fabrication of highly ordered nanostructured surfaces is desirable in supramolecular
chemistry and envisaged to bolster advances in heterogeneous catalysis and …

Controlling the excited-state properties of light driven molecular machines is crucial to
achieving high efficiency and directed functionality. A key challenge in achieving control lies …

For a series of [2] rotaxane molecular shuttles possessing linear rigid rod-like axles of
varying lengths between degenerate recognition sites, the activation barrier for shuttling …

To assist the design of efficient molecular junctions, a precise understanding of the charge
transport mechanisms through nanoscaled devices is of prime importance. In the present …

The trans–cis isomerization makes azobenzene (AB) a robust molecular switch. Once
adsorbed to a metal, however, the switching is inefficient or absent due to rapid excited-state …

Photoresponsive smart surfaces are promising candidates for a variety of applications in
optoelectronics and sensing devices. The use of light as an order signal provides …

Within the field of switchable surfaces, azobenzenes are an extensively studied group of
molecules, known for reversibly changing conformation upon illumination with light of …

We designed and synthesized the mono bay functionalized perylenediimide (PDI) derivative
PDI-DMEA which undergoes self-assembly to form a nanorod morphology. The diameter of …