The efficient switching that can occur between two stable isomers of diarylethenes makes
them particularly promising targets for opto‐and molecular electronics. To examine these …

Self-assembled monolayers of azobenzene-functionalized alkanethiolates form molecular
ensembles with preferential orientation and significant excitonic coupling among the …

Advanced molecular switches are essential for constructing the basic components of
nanodevices. Herein, a molecular-scale switchable system based on the bistable …

Hybrid chemical patterning strategies that combine the sophistication of lithography with the
intrinsic precision of molecular self-assembly are of broad interest for applications including …

Nanoscale step structures have attracted recent interest owing to their importance in both
fundamental and applied research, for example in adsorption, in catalysis, and in directing …

SAMs of a Y (III) double-decker complex on ITO have been prepared and their electrical and
optical properties explored, exhibiting three accessible stable redox states with …

Photochromismis a reversible transformation of two chemical species between two energetic
states caused by absorption of visible light or, in a broad sense, any electromagnetic …

Molecular junctions contribute significantly to the fundamental understanding of the quantum
information technologies in molecular spintronics. In this paper, with the aid of the state of …

The design of novel elementary surface processes is important for applications in catalysis,
single-molecule junctions, molecular sensors, switches, and surface-mounted molecular …

In the last 40 years, the opinion of most researchers has moved from considering artificial
molecular machines as simple laboratory curiosities to viewing them as valuable tools to …