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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 25, Issue 22, Pages 5611-5622Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805382
Keywords
crystal engineering; molecular machines; photochemistry; photochromism; X-ray diffraction
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21601093]
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Photomechanical molecular crystals are receiving much attention due to their efficient conversion of light into mechanical work and advantages including faster response time; higher Young's modulus; and ordered structure, as measured by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Recently, various photomechanical crystals with different motions (contraction, expansion, bending, fragmentation, hopping, curling, and twisting) are appearing at the forefront of smart materials research. The photomechanical motions of these single crystals during irradiation are triggered by solid-state photochemical reactions and accompanied by phase transformation. This Minireview summarizes recent developments in growing research into photoresponsive molecular crystals. The basic mechanisms of different kinds of photomechanical materials are described in detail; recent advances in photomechanical crystals for promising applications as smart materials are also highlighted.
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