Developing new materials is a long-standing goal that extends across the fields of synthesis,
catalysis, nanotechnology and materials science. Transforming one compound or material …

The concept of using single molecules as key building blocks for logic gates, diodes and
transistors to perform basic functions of digital electronic devices at the molecular scale has …

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

The foundation of the chemical enterprise has always been the creation of new molecular
entities, such as pharmaceuticals or polymeric materials. Over the past decades, this …

Molecular photoswitches have attracted much attention in biological and materials contexts.
Despite the fact that existing classes of these highly interesting functional molecules have …

Having control over an entity or even an entire process is arguably the ultimate
demonstration of its understanding and it will enable its potential to be fully exploited. With …

We review the fascinating research on charge transport through switchable molecules. In the
past decade, detailed investigations have been performed on a great variety of molecular …

Although the local environment of a molecule can play an important role in its chemistry,
rarely has it been examined experimentally at the level of individual molecules. Here we …

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 …

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