Molecular photoswitches reversibly convert the energy of light into a variety of structural
changes at the molecular level. They can be integrated into smart materials with broad …

Small organic molecules, capable of undergoing efficient and reversible photochemical
reactions to switch them between (at least) two (meta) stable isomers associated with …

The energy storage mechanism of azobenzene is based on the transformation of molecular
cis and trans isomerization, while NBD/QC, DHA/VHF, and fulvalene dimetal complexes …

Quantum chemical calculations of various azobenzene (AB) derivatives have been carried
out with the goal to describe the energetics and kinetics of their thermal cis→ trans …

For converting light energy into electricity, an optical pendulum generator was designed by
combining photomechanical movement of liquid-crystalline actuator (LCA) with Faraday's …

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) …

Molecular switches represent a fascinating class of functional molecules, whose properties
can be reversibly changed between different molecular states by excitation with light or other …

Sum-frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy is employed to investigate the
reversible, photoinduced trans/cis isomerization of an azobenzene-functionalized self …

Azobenzenealkanethiols in self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Au (111) exhibit
reversible trans–cis photoisomerization when diluted with alkanethiol spacers. Using these …