Photochromic materials have broad application prospects in the fields of molecular
switching, detection, biological, and molecular machines. Crystalline hybrid photochromic …

Exploitation of room temperature (RT) photochromism and photomagnetism to induce single-
molecule magnet (SMM) behavior has potential applications toward optical switches and …

Two novel photochromic and photomagnetic complexes actuated by nonphotochromic
ligands have been hydrothermally synthesized through the pillar-layer strategy. After Xe …

Producing ultra-stabilized radicals via light irradiation has raised considerable concern but
remains a tremendous challenge in functional materials. Herein, optically actuating ultra …

Crystalline complexes that exhibited light switchable proton conductivity are of great interest
but still a challenge in material science. Herein, a terbium phosphonate chain complex was …

Photo-induced variation of magnetism from ligand-based electron transfer has been
extensively studied because of its potential applications in magneto-optical memory devices …

The incorporation of photochromic moieties into coordination polymers is of particular
interest because it can endow them with various switching functions such as electrical …

By increasing contact between pre-existing paramagnetic centers and photoinduced
radicals, a photochromic single-molecule magnet with large magnetization change (+ …

Stimulus-responsive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be used for designing smart
materials. Herein, we report a family of rationally designed MOFs which exhibit …

Large enhancement of magnetization at room temperature (RT) is highly desirable for real
application of photomagnets, but only one known example shows remarkable enhancement …