Colloidal self-assembly refers to a solution-processed assembly of nanometer-/micrometer-
sized, well-dispersed particles into secondary structures, whose collective properties are …

In this Review, we showcase the upsurge in the development and fundamental
photophysical studies of more than 100 metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) as versatile …

Advances in the field of supramolecular chemistry have made it possible, in many situations,
to reliably engineer soft materials to address a specific technological problem. Particularly …

Achieving magnetic bistability with large thermal hysteresis is still a formidable challenge in
material science. Here we synthesize a series of isostructural chain complexes using 9, 10 …

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are constructed from the precise integration of small
organic blocks into an extended, porous framework via covalent linkages. COFs can also be …

Similarities in sizes, shapes, and physical properties between carbon dioxide (CO2) and
acetylene (C2H2) make it a great challenge to separate the major impurity CO2 from …

This tutorial review describes in a brief historical perspective the most important organic
compounds that exhibit photochromism in the crystalline state since its discovery in 1867 up …

The optical control of polarization switching is attracting tremendous interest because
photoirradiation stands out as a nondestructive, noncontact, and remote-control means …

The surface morphology of a diarylethene single crystal [1, 2-bis (2, 4-dimethyl-5-phenyl-3-
thienyl) perfluorocyclopentene] determined by atomic force microscopy changed reversibly …

1, 2-Bis (2-methyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl) perfluorocyclopentene (1a) and their derivatives, 1, 2-
bis (2-methyl-5-p-tolyl-3-thienyl) perfluorocyclopentene (2a) and 1, 2-bis (2-methyl-5-p-tert …