Mechanical properties and peculiarities of molecular crystals

WM Awad, DW Davies, D Kitagawa… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Stimuli-responsive flexible organic crystals

W Wu, K Chen, T Wang, N Wang, X Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic crystals, possessing both flexibility and stimuli-responsive properties, are attractive
candidates as smart materials, namely sensors, actuators, optoelectronic devices …

Mechanically controlled multifaceted dynamic transformations in twisted organic crystal waveguides

M Rohullah, VV Pradeep, S Singh… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
This study introduces mechanically induced phenomena such as standing, leaning,
stacking, and interlocking behaviors in naturally twisted optical waveguiding microcrystals …

Recent progress in silicon‐based photonic integrated circuits and emerging applications

Z ** of elongated organic crystals that can be used as semiconductors, waveguides
or soft robotic grippers by application of force or light is now a commonplace, however …

Flexible organic crystals for dynamic optical transmission

L Lan, L Li, P Naumov, H Zhang - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
In recent years, studies of organic optical waveguide materials have emerged as a cutting-
edge research area driven by their inherent advantages, such as low optical losses …

Photoluminescent organic crystals and co-crystals

AA Dar, AA Malik - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Crystal engineering is a potential stratagem to design functional materials, including, solid-
state emitters. Design and development of organic emitters is of multi-fold significance, for …

A thermosalient and mechanically compliant organic crystalline optical waveguide switcher

Q Di, MB Al‐Handawi, L Li, P Naumov… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The dense and ordered molecular arrangements endow dynamic molecular crystals with
fast response, rapid energy conversion, low energy dissipation, and strong coupling …

Optical waveguides based on one-dimensional organic crystals

S Chen, MP Zhuo, XD Wang, GQ Wei, LS Liao - PhotoniX, 2021 - Springer
Optical waveguide of organic micro/nanocrystals is one of crucial elements in miniaturized
integrated photonics. One-dimensional (1D) organic crystals with various optical features …

Mechanophotonics—mechanical micromanipulation of single‐crystals toward organic photonic integrated circuits

R Chandrasekar - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advent of molecular crystals as “smart” nanophotonic components namely, organic
waveguides, resonators, lasers, and modulators are drawing wider attention of solid‐state …