Photochromic Materials (eBook)

He Tian received his PhD in 1989 from the East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST) in Shanghai, 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. He was selected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Science (2011) and a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) ? for the advancement of science in developing countries (2013). 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. Junji Zhang received his PhD from East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) in Shanghai, China, in 2012 under the supervision of Professor He Tian. From 2010 to 2011, he stayed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, as an exchange doctoral student supported by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). He is currently working as a lecturer, and his research interests are mainly focused on the photochromic materials, functional organic dyes and supramolecular switches.

INTRODUCTION: ORGANIC PHOTOCHROMIC MOLECULES
Photochromic Systems
Organic Photochromic Molecules: Main Families
Molecular Design to Improve the Performance
Conclusion

PHOTOCHROMIC TRANSITIONAL METAL COMPLEXES FOR PHOTOSENSITIZATION
Introduction
Photosensitization of Stilbene- and Azo-Containing Ligands
Photosensitization of Spirooxazine-Containing Ligands
Photosensitization of Diarylethene-Containing Ligands
Photosensitization of Photochromic N¿C-Chelate Organoboranes
Conclusion

MULTI-ADDRESSABLE PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS
Molecular Logic Gates
Data Storage and Molecular Memory
Gated Photochromores

PHOTOSWITCHABLE SUPRAMULECULAR SYSTEMS
Introduction
Photoreversible Amphiphilic Systems
Photoswitchable Host?Guest Systems
Photochromic Metal Complexes and Sensors
Other Light-Modulated Supramolecular Interactions
Conclusions and Outlook

LIGHT-GATED CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CATALYTIC PROCESSES
Introduction
General Design Considerations
Photoswitchable Stoichiometric Processes
Photoswitchable Catalytic Processes
Outlook

SURFACE AND INTERFACIAL PHOTOSWITCHES
Photochromic SAMs
Photoregulated Nanoparticles
Photocontrolled Surface Conductance

HYBRID ORGANIC/PHOTOCHROMIC APPROACHES TO GENERATE MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, INTERFACES, AND DEVICES
Introduction
Tuning the Polaronic Transport in Organic Semiconductors by Means of Photochromic Molecules
Photoresponsive Dielectric Interfaces and Bulk
Conclusions and Future Outlooks

PHOTOCHROMIC BULK MATERIALS
Photochromic Polymers
Single-Crystalline Photoswitches
Photochromic Liquid Crystals
Photochromic Gels

PHOTOCHROMIC MATERIALS IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Introduction
Reversible Photochemical Switching of Biomaterial Function
General Design Strategies and Considerations
Selected Examples
Summary

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS AND PERSPECTIVES
Industrialization and Commercialization of Organic Photochromic Materials
Perspectives for Organic Photochromic Materials