Photochromism is defined as a reversible transformation of a chemical species between two
isomers having different absorption spectra induced in one or both directions by …

Photochromic materials are a family of compounds which can undergo reversible photo‐
switches between two different states or isomers with remarkably different properties …

Nanoparticles (NPs) and molecular/supramolecular switches have attracted considerable
interest during the past decade on account of their unique properties and prominent roles in …

Smart surfaces, surfaces that respond to an external stimulus in a defined manner, hold
considerable potential as components in molecular-based devices, not least as discrete …

Precise control over helical chirality and dimensions of molecular self-assemblies, a
remaining challenge for both chemists and materials scientists, is the key to manipulate the …

Surfaces equipped with controllable wetting behaviours have received extraordinary
attention recently due to their great importance in both fundamental research and practical …

Much current experimental research on transport in molecular junctions focuses on finite
voltages, where substantial polarization-induced nonlinearities may result in technologically …

In the last decades, the use of organic molecules as active elements in electronic devices
has attracted considerable attention, following the theoretical studies of Aviram and Ratner …

Among photothermal, photovoltaic and photochemical techniques, photochemistry is
superior in energy storage and transportation by converting photons into chemical fuels …

The chemical functionalization of hydrogen-terminated silicon (111) surfaces with
photochromic diarylethene using an ethylene anchoring group was achieved. Conductive …