Conspectus In nature, light is harvested by photoactive proteins to drive a range of biological
processes, including photosynthesis, phototaxis, vision, and ultimately life …

Azobenzene-based materials have found applications in a wide variety of systems as a
convenient method to induce photo-responsive behaviour through facile trans (E) to cis (Z) …

The formation of hybrid light–molecule states (polaritons) offers a new strategy to manipulate
the photochemistry of molecules. To fully exploit its potential, one needs to build a toolbox of …

Photoswitchable molecules are employed for many applications, from the development of
active materials to the design of stimuli-responsive molecular systems and light-powered …

One of the most appealing features of supramolecular assemblies is their ability to respond
to external stimuli due to their noncovalent nature. This provides the opportunity to gain …

Supramolecular architectures that work out-of-equilibrium or that can change in specific
ways when absorbing external energy are ubiquitous in nature. Gaining the ability to create …

In this computational work, we investigate the photosensitive cationic surfactants with the
trimethylammonium or polyamine hydrophilic head and the azobenzene-containing …

The steric effect is one of the most widely used chemical concepts in chemistry, yet a
generally accepted implementation of its formulation and quantification from a theoretical …

Assemblies of photochromic molecules feature exciton states, which govern photochemical
and photophysical processes in multichromophoric systems. Understanding the …

A small single molecule with multiple photoswitchable subunits, selectively and
independently controllable by light of different wavelengths, is highly attractive for …