In the last century, molecular crystals functioned predominantly as a means for determining
the molecular structures via X-ray diffraction, albeit as the century came to a close the …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

The anticipated shift in the focal point of interest of solid-state chemists, crystal engineers,
and crystallographers from structure to properties to function parallels the need to apply our …

Transformation of energy into motion (work) is one of the basic processes of energy
conversion in nature. The processes of actuation underlying the transduction of light …

Photomechanical crystals composed of three-dimensionally ordered and densely packed
photochromes hold promise for high-performance photochemical actuators. However, bulk …

Dynamic molecular crystals have recently received ample attention as an emerging class of
energy-transducing materials, yet have fallen short of developing into fully realized …

Photomechanical molecular crystals have been investigated as mesoscopic photoactuators.
Here, we report how the photomechanical twisting of 1, 2-bis (2-methyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl) …

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 …

Mechanically responsive materials have been investigated extensively over the past two
decades. Diversification of actuation modes is essential for the practical application of …

Mechanically responsive crystals have been increasingly explored, mainly based on
photoisomerization. However, photoisomerization has some disadvantages for crystal …