Azobenzenes are archetypal molecules that have a central role in fundamental and applied
research. Over the course of almost two centuries, the area of azobenzenes has witnessed …

Some molecular photoisomers can be isomerized to a metastable high-energy state by
exposure to light. These molecules can then be thermally or catalytically converted back to …

Development of renewable energy technologies has been a significant area of research
amongst scientists with the aim of attaining a sustainable world society. Solar thermal fuels …

Carbon-based functional nanomaterials have attracted remarkable attention from the
scientific community for their unique combinations of advantageous chemical and physical …

Molecular solar thermal energy storage systems (MOST) offer emission-free energy storage
where solar power is stored via valence isomerization in molecular photoswitches. These …

Molecular solar thermal (MOST) fuels have attracted enormous research enthusiasm in solar
energy conversion and storage, which can generate high-energy isomers upon harvesting …

Heating and cooling can induce reversible solid‐to‐liquid transitions of matter. In contrast,
athermal photochemical processes can induce reversible solid‐to‐liquid transitions of some …

Photoswitchable compounds, which can be reversibly switched between two isomers by
light, continue to attract significant attention for a wide array of applications …

Conspectus Renewable energy resources are mostly intermittent and not evenly distributed
geographically; for this reason, the development of new technologies for energy storage is in …

Thermal energy storage offers enormous potential for a wide range of energy technologies.
Phase-change materials offer state-of-the-art thermal storage due to high latent heat …