Electrically Switchable and Permanently Stable Light Scattering Modes by Dynamic Fingerprint Chiral Textures. [PDF]
, 2016 Negative dielectric nematic liquid crystals (LCs) doped with two azobenzene materials provide electrically switchable and permanently stable scattering mode light modulators based on dynamic fingerprint chiral textures (DFCT) with inhomogeneously helical
Cheng, Ko-Ting +5 more
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Mechanochemical halogenation of unsymmetrically substituted azobenzenes
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022 The direct and selective mechanochemical halogenation of C–H bonds in unsymmetrically substituted azobenzenes using N-halosuccinimides as the halogen source under neat grinding or liquid-assisted grinding conditions in a ball mill has been described ...
Dajana Barišić +4 more
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Synthesis of 4′-Alkoxy-4-(ω-cinnamoylalkoxy)azobenzenes and Their Photoswitchable Behavior
Chemistry Proceedings, 2021 In search of new thermotropic, photoswitchable materials, a number of 4′-alkoxy-4-(ω-cinnamoylalkoxy)azobenzenes were prepared. The synthetic procedure included O-alkylation of 4-nitrophenol, followed by reduction of the nitro group (H2, Pd/C ...
Abdullah Al-Hemyari +2 more
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From:E to Z and back again: Reversible photoisomerisation of an isolated charge-tagged azobenzene [PDF]
, 2018 Substituted azobenzenes serve as chromophores and actuators in a wide range of molecular photoswitches. Here, tandem ion mobility spectrometry coupled with laser excitation is used to investigate the photoisomerisation of selected E and Z isomers of the ...
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Photoswitchable Conductive Metal–Organic Frameworks
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A conductive material where the conductivity can be modulated remotely by irradiation with light is presented. It is based on films of conductive metal–organic framework type Cu3(HHTP)2 with embedded photochromic molecules such as azobenzene, diarylethene, spiropyran, and hexaarylbiimidazole in the pores.
Yidong Liu +5 more
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Advanced Science, 2023 Liquid crystalline polymer networks (LCN) with azobenzene monomers bend reversibly under UV‐light irradiation, combining photomechanical and photothermal effects.
Sven Schultzke +4 more
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Photonic crystal fibre as an optofluidic reactor for the measurement of photochemical kinetics with sub-picomole sensitivity [PDF]
, 2012 Photonic crystal fibre constitutes an optofluidic system in which light can be efficiently coupled into a solution-phase sample, contained within the hollow core of the fibre, over long path-lengths.
Chen, Jocelyn S. Y. +4 more
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Light‐Controlled Reversible Coassembly of Hybrid Functional Nanostructures
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Light‐responsive hybrid nanostructures are formed by coassembling azobenzene‐ and PAH‐functionalized nanoparticles through reversible an tunable π interactions. The system enables tunable coupling between distinct components such as gold and magnetite or carbon nanotubes, producing switchable optical and magnetic properties under light and magnetic ...
Michal Sawczyk +5 more
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Preparation and characterization of bis-[1,3,5]triazinyl diazenes and their utilization as flame retardants in polypropylene films [PDF]
, 2014 A series of bis-[1,3,5]triazinyl diazenes and two metal complexes thereof were synthesized and tested as new flame retardants in polypropylene films. It was observed that electron withdrawing triazinyl ring substituents (i.e.
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Emergence of Light‐Transforming Layered Hybrid Halide Perovskites
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The emerging class of light‐transforming layered halide perovskite materials is reviewed, outlining challenges for their development and perspectives toward application in the future. Abstract Layered hybrid halide perovskites (LHPs) have attracted considerable attention in optoelectronics.
Ghewa AlSabeh, Jovana V. Milić
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