Photochromism into nanosystems: towards lighting up the future nanoworld

L Wang, Q Li - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The ability to manipulate the structure and function of promising nanosystems via energy
input and external stimuli is emerging as an attractive paradigm for develo** …

Fluorescent sensors: A bright future for cages

A Brzechwa-Chodzyńska, W Drożdż… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review provides a general overview of the development of fluorescent chemosensors
based on closed three-dimensional architectures and highlights selected examples from …

Disequilibrating azobenzenes by visible-light sensitization under confinement

J Gemen, JR Church, TP Ruoko, N Durandin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Photoisomerization of azobenzenes from their stable E isomer to the metastable Z state is
the basis of numerous applications of these molecules. However, this reaction typically …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of Wells-Dawson Polyoxometalates: from structure and functionalization to application

D Nowicka, N Vadra, E Wieczorek-Szweda… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Wells-Dawson polyoxometalates (WD POMs) are an important subgroup within the
diverse family of POMs. In the last two decades, there has been remarkable progress in the …

[HTML][HTML] Reversible self-assembly of gold nanoparticles in response to external stimuli

MZ Iqbal, I Ali, WS Khan, X Kong, E Dempsey - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Noble metal nanoparticles are highly attractive, owing to their optical, physical, electrical and
chemical properties. Specifically, ease of surface modification, exceptional plasmonic and …

Functional nano-objects by electrostatic self-assembly: Structure, switching, and photocatalysis

A Krieger, A Zika, F Gröhn - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The design of functional nano-objects by electrostatic self-assembly in solution signifies an
emerging field with great potential. More specifically, the targeted combination of …

[HTML][HTML] Dimeric capsule vs columnar polymer: Structural factors determining the aggregation behavior of amino acid functionalized benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxamides …

F Perlitius, A Walczak, M Čonková, G Markiewicz… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
The non-covalent aggregation of four benzene-1, 3, 5-tricarboxamide (BTA) derivatives
formed from glycine or l-valine esters (-Me,-iPr), has been investigated in the solid-state and …

Polyoxometalate–Surfactant Hybrids Directed Assembly of Ni3S2 into Hollow Microsphere as Pt-Comparable Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in …

B Tian, J Lei, J Wang - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
A large surface area of catalytic sites and low electric resistance are desirable properties for
electrocatalysts that lower the overpotential required for electrochemical reactions, such as …

Transition Metal‐Free Oxidative Coupling of Primary Amines in Polyethylene Glycol at Room Temperature: Synthesis of Imines, Azobenzenes, Benzothiazoles, and …

AD Hudwekar, PK Verma, J Kour… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A transition metal‐free protocol has been developed for the oxidative coupling of primary
amines to imines and azobenzenes, thiols to disulfides, and 2‐aminothiophenols to …

Thin-Film Morphology and Optical Properties of Photoisomerizable Donor–Acceptor Oligothiophenes

DM Camero, NJ Grinalds, CT Kornman… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
It was recently reported that the most popular electron-accepting units introduced to π-
conjugated oligomers studied for organic photovoltaic applications are susceptible to …