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 …

Ultrafast photochemical reactions in liquids occur on similar or shorter time scales compared
to the equilibration of the optically populated excited state. This equilibration involves the …

Two-dimensional materials (2DMs) have attracted tremendous research interest over the
last two decades. Their unique optical, electronic, thermal, and mechanical properties make …

Photoirradiation wavelength dependence of cycloreversion quantum yields of diarylethenes -
Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C4CC00396A Royal Society of …

Conspectus Femtosecond spectroscopy has revealed coherent wave packet motion time
and time again, but the question as to whether these coherences are necessary for reactivity …

The concepts of excited-state aromaticity and antiaromaticity have in recent years with
increasing frequency been invoked to rationalize the photochemistry of cyclic conjugated …

The light activated ring-opening reaction of the 1, 3-cyclohexadiene chromophore finds
application in optical control, optical switching, optical memory, light activated molecular …

Stepwise two-photon absorption (2PA) is one of the nonlinear photoresponses where two
photons are sequentially absorbed to proceed a photophysical or photochemical reaction …

Probing the optical and charge transport characteristics in molecular junctions not only
provides fundamental understanding of light–matter interactions and quantum transport at …

Nucleosidic and oligonucleotidic diarylethenes (DAEs) are an emerging class of
photochromes with high application potential. However, their further development is …