Issue 12, 2010

Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals

Abstract

Photochromism is characterized as a reversible colour change of a chemical species upon photoirradiation. Although vast numbers of photochromic molecules have been so far synthesized, molecules which exhibit thermally irreversible photochromic reactivity are limited within a few families of compounds. Among the thermally irreversible photochromic molecules, diarylethene derivatives are the most promising candidates for applications to opto-electronic devices because of their fatigue resistance, high sensitivity and rapid response. In this review, characteristic photochromic performances of the derivatives, detection and analysis of the photochromic reactions at a single-molecule level and application of the single-crystalline photochromism to molecular machinery will be described.

Graphical abstract: Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
10 Aug 2010
Accepted
14 Sep 2010
First published
19 Oct 2010

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010,9, 1535-1542

Photochromism of diarylethene single molecules and single crystals

M. Irie, Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2010, 9, 1535 DOI: 10.1039/C0PP00251H

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