The cornerstones of the advancement of flexible optoelectronics are the design, preparation,
and utilization of novel materials with favorable mechanical and advanced optoelectronic …

Despite having superior transport properties, lack of mechanical flexibility is a major
drawback of crystalline molecular semiconductors as compared to their polymer analogues …

Deciphering the effect of small changes in crystal packing and intermolecular interactions on
the type and magnitude of mechanical motion is central to the manipulation of the …

Molecular crystals with mechanical elasticity and photomechanical bending based on the
homochiral effect are presented. Through homochiral assembly, the V-shaped chiral …

The structural dynamics involved in the mechanical flexibility of molecular crystals and the
internal stress in such flexible materials remain obscure. Here, the study reports an …

Crystalline materials are traditionally known for their brittleness when subjected to external
stress. However, recent advancements have enabled the creation of flexible crystals through …

Organic crystals with flexibility have been a research hotspot due to their huge potential in
flexible optoelectronics. However, most organic crystals are brittle, which greatly restricts …

Two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of materials exhibiting
various functionalities based on anisotropic layered structures constructed through strong in …

The dense and ordered molecular arrangements endow dynamic molecular crystals with
fast response, rapid energy conversion, low energy dissipation, and strong coupling …

Most crystal engineering strategies exercised until now mainly rely on the alteration of weak
non-covalent interactions to design structures and thus properties. Examples of mechanical …