Conspectus Mechanical properties of organic molecular crystals have been noted and
studied over the years but the complexity of the subject and its relationship with diverse …

The discovery of molecular single crystals that display interesting elastic behaviour has
generated excitement regarding their potential applications as it has upended the common …

Single crystals are typically brittle, inelastic materials. Such mechanical responses limit their
use in practical applications, particularly in flexible electronics and optical devices. Here we …

Controlling mechanical properties of ordered organic materials remains a formidable
challenge, despite their great potential for high performance mechanical actuators …

Mechanically reconfigurable molecular crystals—ordered materials that can adapt to
variable operating and environmental conditions by deformation, whereby they attain motility …

Fluorescent single crystals that respond to multiple external stimuli are of great interest in
molecular machines, sensors, and displays. The integration of photo‐or acid‐induced …

Organic crystals, possessing both flexibility and stimuli-responsive properties, are attractive
candidates as smart materials, namely sensors, actuators, optoelectronic devices …

The first example of a smart crystalline material, the 2: 1 cocrystal of probenecid and 4, 4′‐
azopyridine, which responds reversibly to multiple external stimuli (heat, UV light, and …

A strategy is outlined for the design of hand-twisted helical crystals. The starting point in the
exercise is the one-dimensional (1D) plastic crystal, 1, 4-dibromobenzene, which is then …

Flexible organic single crystals capable of plastic or elastic deformations have a variety of
potential applications. Although the integration of plasticity and elasticity in a crystal is …