Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

Molecular systems encompassing more than one photochromic entity can be used to build
highly functional materials, thanks to their potential multi-addressability and/or multi …

The wavelength-selective, reversible photocontrol over various molecular processes in
parallel remains an unsolved challenge. Overlapping ultraviolet-visible spectra of frequently …

The rise of supramolecular chemistry has drawn great attention to the designed self‐
assembly of synthetic molecules. Supramolecular self‐assembly has become an efficient …

Photochromic materials have been drawing considerable attention owing to their potential
applications including optical devices, logic gates, data recording and storage, and …

In single photochromes, the two isomers that are interconverted in photoinduced reactions
can serve as on and off states in a molecular switching device. The addition of several …

Photochromic molecules that can exhibit multiple states of photochromism in a single
photochromic unit are considered more attractive than traditional bistable photochromic …

Bisthienylethenes (BTEs) are one of the most promising families of photochromic
compounds because of their fatigue resistance and thermally irreversible properties for use …

The field of molecular information handling and processing from a Boolean starting point
has grown strongly during the past five years to make important contributions to the areas of …

Möbius π-conjugation in cyclic molecules leads to the reversal of Hückel aromaticity
rules and affects the electronic and magnetic properties of these systems. We found the first …