Light-driven phenomena both in living systems and nonliving materials have enabled truly
fascinating and incredible dynamic architectures with terrific forms and functions. Recently …

The history of human civilization is accompanied by the development of novel materials,
from the period of natural stone, the bronze and iron age, to the modern times of synthetic …

There has been considerable interest in the application of photochromism to photo-
responsive systems which has led to the development of new tailored smart materials for …

Two types of photomodulation of orientations of liquid crystals (LCs) are reviewed: 1) order–
disorder phase transitions of LCs induced by photochemical reactions of photochromic …

Supramolecular chemistry is a topical field of contemporary research whose current
tremendous progress is aided by the development of crystal structure determination and …

The present account describes some selected examples of the generation of
supramolecular architectures by recognition-directed self-assembly of components …

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The isomerization behaviors of 2-(phenylazo) imidazole (Pai-H) and 1-N-methyl-2-
(phenylazo) imidazole (Pai-Me) have been investigated. The crystal structure of trans-Pai …

Reflecting the substantially increased interest in tautomerism, this book demonstrates the
transformation of fundamental knowledge into novel concepts and the latest applications …

In a liquid crystal (LC) state, specific orientations and alignments of LC molecules produce
outstanding anisotropy in structure and properties, followed by diverse optoelectronic …