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Summarizing all the latest trends and recent topics in one handy volume, this book covers everything needed for a solid understanding of photochromic materials. Following a general introduction to organic photochromic materials, the authors move on to discuss not only the underlying theory but also the properties of such materials. After a selection of pplications, they look at the latest achievements in traditional solution-phase applications, including photochromic-based molecular logic operations and memory, optically modulated supramolecular system and sensors, as well as light-tunable chemical reactions. The book then describes the hotspot areas of photo-switchable surfaces and nanomaterials, photochromic-based luminescence/electronic devices and bulk materials together with light-regulated biological and bio-chemical systems. The authors conclude with a focus on current industrial applications and the future outlook for these materials.Written with both senior researchers and entrants to the field in mind.
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INTRODUCTION: ORGANIC PHOTOCHROMIC MOLECULESPhotochromic SystemsOrganic Photochromic Molecules: Main FamiliesMolecular Design to Improve the PerformanceConclusionPHOTOCHROMIC TRANSITIONAL METAL COMPLEXES FOR PHOTOSENSITIZATIONIntroductionPhotosensitization of Stilbene- and Azo-Containing LigandsPhotosensitization of Spirooxazine-Containing LigandsPhotosensitization of Diarylethene-Containing LigandsPhotosensitization of Photochromic N¿C-Chelate OrganoboranesConclusionMULTI-ADDRESSABLE PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALSMolecular Logic GatesData Storage and Molecular MemoryGated PhotochromoresPHOTOSWITCHABLE SUPRAMULECULAR SYSTEMSIntroductionPhotoreversible Amphiphilic SystemsPhotoswitchable Host?Guest SystemsPhotochromic Metal Complexes and SensorsOther Light-Modulated Supramolecular InteractionsConclusions and OutlookLIGHT-GATED CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CATALYTIC PROCESSESIntroductionGeneral Design ConsiderationsPhotoswitchable Stoichiometric ProcessesPhotoswitchable Catalytic ProcessesOutlookSURFACE AND INTERFACIAL PHOTOSWITCHESPhotochromic SAMsPhotoregulated NanoparticlesPhotocontrolled Surface ConductanceHYBRID ORGANIC/PHOTOCHROMIC APPROACHES TO GENERATE MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, INTERFACES, AND DEVICESIntroductionTuning the Polaronic Transport in Organic Semiconductors by Means of Photochromic MoleculesPhotoresponsive Dielectric Interfaces and BulkConclusions and Future OutlooksPHOTOCHROMIC BULK MATERIALSPhotochromic PolymersSingle-Crystalline PhotoswitchesPhotochromic Liquid CrystalsPhotochromic GelsPHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS IN BIOCHEMISTRYIntroductionReversible Photochemical Switching of Biomaterial FunctionGeneral Design Strategies and ConsiderationsSelected ExamplesSummaryINDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND PERSPECTIVESIndustrialization and Commercialization of Organic Photochromic MaterialsPerspectives for Organic Photochromic Materials
