Fast and reversible bidirectional photomechanical response displayed by a flexible polycrystalline aggregate of a hydrazone

In this study, a typical laboratory experiment was carried out to isolate the flat strips of a flexible polycrystalline aggregate of a hydrazone derivative. Due to the photoswitching ability of hydrazones, the material displays fast, reversible, and bidirectional photomechanical motion, unlike single crystals of the parent compound.

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In this study, a typical laboratory experiment was conducted to isolate flat strips of a flexible polycrystalline aggregate of a hydrazone derivative. The material exhibits fast, reversible, and bidirectional photomechanical motion due to the photoswitching ability of hydrazones, which distinguishes it from single crystals of the parent compound.