Stimuli-responsive flexible organic crystals

W Wu, K Chen, T Wang, N Wang, X Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic crystals, possessing both flexibility and stimuli-responsive properties, are attractive
candidates as smart materials, namely sensors, actuators, optoelectronic devices …

Current trends and advancements in crystallization and single-crystal structural analysis of small molecules

Y Xiao, C Wu, L Zhou, P Commins, L Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
The advancement of single-crystal structural analysis has emerged as a pivotal technology
surpassing spectroscopic methods in revealing the intricate structural details of organic …

Flexible organic crystals for dynamic optical transmission

L Lan, L Li, P Naumov, H Zhang - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, studies of organic optical waveguide materials have emerged as a cutting-
edge research area driven by their inherent advantages, such as low optical losses …

An elastic organic crystal enables macroscopic photoinduced crystal elongation

YS Chen, CH Wang, YH Hu, CYD Lu… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Among the various types of photomechanical deformations of organic crystals, photoinduced
elongation of millimeter-scale crystals has yet to be demonstrated. Here we report that the …

Mechanical effects of elastic crystals driven by natural sunlight and force

J Peng, C Han, X Zhang, J Jia, J Bai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible crystals that can capture solar energy and convert it into mechanical energy are
promising for a wide range of applications such as information storage and actuators, but …

Flexible Förster resonance energy transfer‐assisted optical waveguide based on elastic mixed molecular crystals

T Matsuo, K Ikeda, S Hayashi - Aggregate, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible molecular crystal waveguides based on elastic molecular crystals (EMCs) are
essential in flexible and compact optical materials. An increased loss coefficient α due to self …

Organic Crystals with Response to Multiple Stimuli: Mechanical Bending, Acid‐Induced Bending and Heating‐Induced Jumping

W Wu, K Chen, X Zhang, T Wang, S Li… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple stimuli‐responsive molecular crystals are attracting extensive attentions due to their
potential as smart materials, such as molecular machines, actuators, and sensors. However …

Two-dimensional optical waveguides at telecom wavelengths based on organic single-crystal microsheets of a charge transfer complex

CF Xu, YP Liu, Y Yu, XY Meng, H Zong… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organic charge transfer (CT) cocrystals open a new door for the exploitation of low-
dimensional near-infrared (NIR) emitters by a convenient self-assembly approach. However …

Organic single crystal/polymer hybrid actuator with waveguide, low temperature, and humidity actuation properties

J Peng, C Han, J Bai, J Wang, X Cao, J Jia… - Crystal Growth & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic single crystal/polymer hybrid actuators that can be applied in extreme conditions
such as polar regions and space are extremely important and rare. Herein, we report an …

Organic Crystals with Polymorph-Dependent Mechanical and Thermal Responsive Properties

Y Wei, X Xu, X Yang, H Zhang - Crystal Growth & Design, 2023 - ACS Publications
The investigation of flexible organic crystals has garnered substantial attention as an
emerging frontier of scientific exploration. Within this realm, we report a model involving a …