Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Photochromism is defined as a reversible transformation of a chemical species between two
isomers having different absorption spectra induced in one or both directions by …

When applying photochromic switches as functional units in light-responsive materials or
devices, an often disregarded yet crucial property is their resistance to fatigue during …

In this perspective, we present an overview of the determination of excited-state properties of
“real-life” dyes, and notably of their optical absorption and emission spectra, performed …

In single photochromes, the two isomers that are interconverted in photoinduced reactions
can serve as on and off states in a molecular switching device. The addition of several …

A diarylethene photoswitch was covalently connected to two small triplet sensitizer moieties
in a conjugated and nonconjugated fashion and the photochromic performance of the …

Photochromism is a light-induced reversible change in colour defined as:'A reversible
transformation in a chemical species between two forms having different absorption spectra …

Irreversible two‐photon photorearrangement of 1, 2‐diarylethenes is a unique process
providing access to complex 2a1, 5a‐dihydro‐5, 6‐dithiaacenaphthylene (DDA) heterocyclic …

Theoretical estimation of nonlinear optical (NLO) properties is an important step in
systematic search for optoelectronic materials. Density functional theory methods are often …

We investigate the accuracy of different formalisms within density functional theory in
prediction of two-photon absorption (2PA) spectra for substituted oligophenylvinylenes …