Issue 8, 2015

Small molecular logic systems can draw the outlines of objects via edge visualization

Abstract

The recently-discovered ability of small logical molecules to recognize edges is exploited to achieve outline drawing from binary templates. Outlines of arbitrary curvature, several colours and thicknesses down to 1 mm are drawn in around 30 min or less by employing a common laboratory two-colour ultraviolet lamp. The outlines and the light dose-driven XOR logic with fluorescence output or ‘off–on–off’ action which is observed in the irradiated regions are modelled by combining foundational principles of photochemistry, acid–base neutralization and diffusion.

Graphical abstract: Small molecular logic systems can draw the outlines of objects via edge visualization

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
27 Apr 2015
Accepted
04 Jun 2015
First published
12 Jun 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 4472-4478

Small molecular logic systems can draw the outlines of objects via edge visualization

J. Ling, G. Naren, J. Kelly, D. B. Fox and A. Prasanna de Silva, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 4472 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC01537E

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