Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Some molecular photoisomers can be isomerized to a metastable high-energy state by
exposure to light. These molecules can then be thermally or catalytically converted back to …

Donor–acceptor Stenhouse adduct (DASA) photoswitches have gained a lot of attention
since their discovery in 2014. Their negative photochromism, visible light absorbance …

The ability of molecular photoswitches to convert on/off responses into large macroscale
property change is fundamental to light-responsive materials. However, moving beyond …

This work combines hyper-Rayleigh scattering (HRS) experiments performed in the NIR
range (1.30 and 1.60 μm) and quantum chemical calculations to provide a comprehensive …

We explore a series of furan‐based non‐fullerene acceptors and report their optoelectronic
properties, solid‐state packing, photodegradation mechanism and application in …

Using smart photochromic and luminescent tissues in camouflage/cloaking of natural
creatures has inspired efforts to develop synthetic stimuli-responsive materials for data …

Secret information recorded by traditional single-encrypted invisible inks is easily cracked
because the inks can switch only between “NONE” and “TRUTH”. Developing double …

Red-light responsiveness of photoswitches is a highly desired property for many important
application areas such as biology or material sciences. The main approach to elicit this …

The effects of solution‐state dielectric and intermolecular interactions on the degree of
charge separation provide a route to understanding the switching properties and …