Conspectus Mechanical properties of organic molecular crystals have been noted and
studied over the years but the complexity of the subject and its relationship with diverse …

The discovery of molecular single crystals that display interesting elastic behaviour has
generated excitement regarding their potential applications as it has upended the common …

The anticipated shift in the focal point of interest of solid-state chemists, crystal engineers,
and crystallographers from structure to properties to function parallels the need to apply our …

Transformation of energy into motion (work) is one of the basic processes of energy
conversion in nature. The processes of actuation underlying the transduction of light …

Organic crystals possessing both flexibility and light‐guiding properties are attractive
candidates for spatial control of the light output for next‐generation technological …

We present the one‐dimensional optical‐waveguiding crystal dithieno [3, 2‐a: 2′, 3′‐c]
phenazine with a high aspect ratio, high mechanical flexibility, and selective self …

In this work, we report a series of single-component molecules crystals named dialkyl 4, 4′-
oxalyldibenzoate (n-BZ) with both efficient room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) …

Aiming to solve the trade‐off of “room‐temperature phosphorescence (RTP)–flexibility” in
principle, organic RTP crystals with elastic/plastic deformation are realized. These properties …

Single crystals are typically brittle, inelastic materials. Such mechanical responses limit their
use in practical applications, particularly in flexible electronics and optical devices. Here we …

The study of elastic organic single crystals (EOSCs) has emerged as a cutting‐edge
research of crystal engineering. Although a few EOSCs have been reported recently, those …