Multichromophoric photoswitches for solar energy storage: from azobenzene to norbornadiene, and MOST things in between

RJ Salthouse, K Moth-Poulsen - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The ever-increasing global demands for energy supply and storage have led to numerous
research efforts into finding and develo** renewable energy technologies. Molecular solar …

Photoresponsive Supramolecular Cages and Macrocycles

E Nieland, J Voss, BM Schmidt - ChemPlusChem, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
The utilisation of light to achieve precise manipulation and control over the structure and
function of supramolecular assemblies has emerged as a highly promising approach in the …

Dicyanorhodanine-Pyrrole Conjugates for Visible Light-Driven Quantitative Photoswitching in Solution and the Solid State

P Das, NJ Grinalds, I Ghiviriga… - Journal of the …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Small molecule photoswitches capable of toggling between two distinct molecular states in
response to light are versatile tools to monitor biological processes, control photochemistry …

Light‐Switchable Metal Complexes: Introducing Photoresponsive Behaviour Through Azoheteroarenes

D Gupta, AK Gaur, H Kumar, S Singh… - …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Azoheteroarenes are emerging classes of photoswitches with versatile scaffolds that offer
distinct features such as efficient photoisomerization, tunable stability of the photoswitched …

Light-regulated morphology control in supramolecular polymers

A Mukherjee, G Ghosh - Nanoscale, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive materials have gained significant recent interest owing to their versatility
and wide applications in fields ranging from materials science to biology. In the majority of …

Multi‐azo Photoswitches for Improved Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage

D Dong, T Li - ChemPhotoChem, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Molecular solar thermal energy storage (MOST) based on photoisomerization represents a
novel approach for the capture, conversion and storage of solar energy. Azo photoswitches …

Multiple control of azoquinoline based molecular photoswitches

Y Lv, H Ye, L You - Chemical Science, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Multi-addressable molecular switches with high sophistication are creating intensive
interest, but are challenging to control. Herein, we incorporated ring–chain dynamic covalent …

Structure–property relationship in functionalized azobenzene photoswitches and their supramolecular behavior

S Grewal, A Srivastava, S Singh… - Photochemistry and …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report the design, synthesis, and supramolecular behavior of 30 structurally
diverse photoresponsive azobenzene molecular systems. To establish structure–property …

Synthesis, characterization, and color performance of bis-azo and bis-pyrazole derivatives for dyeing of polyester

AZ Omar, SI Nabil, EA Hamed, HY Alharbi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a novel series of bis-azo dyes 3–10 were synthesized via a two-step process.
Initially, benzene-1, 4-bis (diazonium) chloride was reacted with several active methylene …

Bis‐azopyrazole Photoswitches for Efficient Solar Light Harvesting

D Dong, ZY Zhang, T Dang, T Li - … Chemie International Edition, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although natural sunlight is one of the most abundant and sustainable energy resources,
only a fraction of its energy is currently harnessed and utilized in photoactive systems. The …