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 …

Molecular martensitic materials are an emerging class of smart materials with enormous
tunability in physicochemical properties, attributed to the tailored molecular and crystal …

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 …

Non-centrosymmetric molecular crystals have a plethora of applications, such as
piezoelectric transducers, energy storage and nonlinear optical materials owing to their …

Photomechanical molecular crystals are promising candidates for photoactuators and can
potentially be implemented as smart materials in various fields. Here, we synthesized a new …

Organic martensitic compounds are an emerging type of smart material with intriguing
physical properties including thermosalient effect, ferroelasticity, and shape memory effect …

Smart molecular crystals with light‐driven mechanical responses have received interest
owing to their potential uses in molecular machines, artificial muscles, and biomimetics …

Martensitic transformation, usually accompanied by ferroelastic and thermoelastic
behaviors, is an interesting and useful mechanical-related property upon external stimuli …

The construction of mechanically responsive materials with reversible shape‐shifting, shape‐
locking, and stretchability holds promise for a wide range of applications in fields such as …

Understanding physicochemical property changes based on reaction kinetics is required to
design materials exhibiting desired functions at arbitrary timings. In this work, we …