Photochromic Materials. Preparation, Properties and Applications

Contents

INTRODUCTION
Photo-sensitive Molecules
Organic Photochromic Molecular Switches
Overview of Commonly Used Photochromic Switches
General Synthesis of Photochromic Compounds
BASIC PHOTO-CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS THEORIES FOR PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS
Basic Theories and Properties of Photochromic Molecules
Molecular Design Principles
MULTI-ADDRESSABLE PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS
Molecular Logic Gates
Data Storage and Molecular Memory
Gated Photochromores
PHOTO-SWITCHABLE SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEM
Photo-reversible Amphiphilic Systems
Photo-switchable Host-Guest Systems
Photochromic Metal Complex and Sensors
Other Light Modulate Supramolecular Interactions
PHOTO-SWITCHES IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Chiral Switches
Photo-Regulated Catalysis
SURFACIAL AND INTERFACIAL PHOTO-SWITCHES
Photochromic Functionalized Nanoparticles
Light-Switchable Electrode Materials
Optic Controllable Molecular Junctions
Photo-regulated Nano-Host/Valve/Channels
PHOTOCHROMIC LUMINESCENCE MATERIALS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Transitional Metal Complexes with Photochromic Ligands for Photosensitization
OLEDs/Liquid Crystals/Transistors Devices with Photochromic Materials
Other Photo-Switchable Luminescence Materials
PHOTOCHROMIC BULK MATERIALS
Photochromic Polymers
Single Crystalline Photo-switches
Photochromic Gels
PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS IN BIO-CHEMISTRY
Cell Imaging with Photochromic Materials
Photo-switchable Nucleotides
Photo-switchable Peptides and Proteins
Photo-regulation of Enzymatic Activity
Molecular Photo-Switches in Biological Receptors and Channels
Photo-Reversible Green Fluorescent Proteins
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES

Author

He Tian received his PhD in 1989 from the East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST), China. From 1991 to 1993, he stayed at the University of Siegen, Germany, as a postdoc supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. In 1999, he was appointed Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor by the Education Ministry of China. In 2011, he was selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Science. His current research interests include the syntheses of novel functional organic dyes and development of interdisciplinary materials science that determines the electronic and optical properties of materials.