Multiaddressable Photochromic Architectures: From Molecules to Materials

Abstract

Multiaddressable architectures comprising light‐responsive photochromic molecules and different stimuli‐responsive components are appealing platforms for intelligent materials because of not only the potential diversity of components and corresponding properties, but also the functions resulting from their synergistic interactions. A variety of multiaddressable photochromic architectures are being designed to meet the demands of applications in different areas ranging from molecular machines to smart materials. This review highlights exciting recent advances in the field of multiaddressable systems that employ photoswitching molecules, specifically with regard to photo‐/chemical‐addressable, photo‐/pH‐addressable, photo‐/thermal‐addressable, photo‐/redox‐addressable, and multi‐photoaddressable architectures. Design concepts, crosstalk between different components, and photoswitch integration in these multiaddressable systems are discussed.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 28, 2019
Source ID
10.1002/adom.201900224

Entities

People

  • Alexa S Kuenstler
  • Hui Nie
  • Javier Read de Alaniz
  • Jeffrey L. Self
  • Ryan C Hayward

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of California
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design