The generally small Gibbs free energy difference between the Z and E isomers of hydrazone
photoswitches has so far precluded their use in photon energy storing applications. Here …

Photoresponsive materials show the superiorities to be controlled by light in a non-contact,
efficient and precise manner, which are therefore attractive in the fields of therapy …

The development of new photochromic systems is motivated by the possibility of controlling
the properties and functions of materials with high spatial and temporal resolution in a …

Constructing molecular switches based on supramolecular assembly strategy is a research
hotspot. In this work, we constructed an all visible-light-regulated supramolecular photo …

We assembled photoresponsive mono‐and bilayer systems with well‐defined properties
from rod‐shaped molecules equipped with different photoswitches. Using properly chosen …

We report the design of pyrene-substituted azobenzene chromophores and their assembly
into flat aggregates capable of repeated switching of their absorption and emission …

abstract This review article describes the state-of-art methodologies, mainly self-assembly
routes, which are in practice to fabricate photonic crystals (PCs) for advanced applications …