Mechanical properties and peculiarities of molecular crystals

WM Awad, DW Davies, D Kitagawa… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last century, molecular crystals functioned predominantly as a means for determining
the molecular structures via X-ray diffraction, albeit as the century came to a close the …

Next‐generation organic photonics: the emergence of flexible crystal optical waveguides

M Annadhasan, S Basak… - Advanced Optical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Organic crystals possessing both flexibility and light‐guiding properties are attractive
candidates for spatial control of the light output for next‐generation technological …

The rise of the dynamic crystals

P Naumov, DP Karothu, E Ahmed… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The anticipated shift in the focal point of interest of solid-state chemists, crystal engineers,
and crystallographers from structure to properties to function parallels the need to apply our …

Shining fresh light on complex photoredox mechanisms through isolation of intermediate radical anions

SJ Horsewill, G Hierlmeier, Z Farasat, JP Barham… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Photoredox catalysis (PRC) has gained enormous and wide-ranging interest in recent years
but has also been subject to significant mechanistic uncertainty, even controversy. To …

Mechanophotonics: Flexible single‐crystal organic waveguides and circuits

M Annadhasan, AR Agrawal, S Bhunia… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We present the one‐dimensional optical‐waveguiding crystal dithieno [3, 2‐a: 2′, 3′‐c]
phenazine with a high aspect ratio, high mechanical flexibility, and selective self …

A Broadband, Multiplexed‐Visible‐Light‐Transport in Composite Flexible‐Organic‐Crystal Waveguide

AV Kumar, M Godumala, J Ravi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report the construction of an organic crystal multiplexer using three chemically and
optically different acicular, flexible organic crystals for a broadband, visible light signal …

Remote and precise control over morphology and motion of organic crystals by using magnetic field

X Yang, L Lan, L Li, X Liu, P Naumov… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Elastic organic crystals are the materials foundation of future lightweight flexible electronic,
optical and sensing devices, yet precise control over their deformation has not been …

Micromanipulation of mechanically compliant organic single‐crystal optical microwaveguides

M Annadhasan, DP Karothu, R Chinnasamy… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible organic single crystals are evolving as new materials for optical waveguides that
can be used for transfer of information in organic optoelectronic microcircuits. Integration in …

Stimuli-responsive flexible organic crystals

W Wu, K Chen, T Wang, N Wang, X Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic crystals, possessing both flexibility and stimuli-responsive properties, are attractive
candidates as smart materials, namely sensors, actuators, optoelectronic devices …

Flexible organic crystals for dynamic optical transmission

L Lan, L Li, P Naumov, H Zhang - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, studies of organic optical waveguide materials have emerged as a cutting-
edge research area driven by their inherent advantages, such as low optical losses …