Designing P-type bi-stable overcrowded alkene-based chiroptical photoswitches

J Sheng, W Danowski, S Crespi, A Guinart, X Chen… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Overcrowded alkene based molecular motors and switches constitute a unique class of
photo-responsive systems due to their intrinsic chirality near the core CC bond, making them …

Excited state dynamics in unidirectional photochemical molecular motors

P Roy, AS Sardjan, WR Browne… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Unidirectional photochemically driven molecular motors (PMMs) convert the energy of
absorbed light into continuous rotational motion. As such they are key components in the …

Effect of charge-transfer enhancement on the efficiency and rotary mechanism of an oxindole-based molecular motor

DRS Pooler, R Pierron, S Crespi, R Costil, L Pfeifer… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Harvesting energy and converting it into mechanical motion forms the basis for both natural
and artificial molecular motors. Overcrowded alkene-based light-driven rotary motors are …

Ultrafast motion in a third generation photomolecular motor

P Roy, WR Browne, BL Feringa, SR Meech - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Controlling molecular translation at the nanoscale is a key objective for development of
synthetic molecular machines. Recently developed third generation photochemically driven …

Control of Photoconversion Yield in Unidirectional Photomolecular Motors by Push–Pull Substituents

P Roy, AS Sardjan, W Danowski… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular motors based on the overcrowded alkene motif convert light energy into
unidirectional mechanical motion through an excited state isomerization reaction. The …

Solvent tuning excited state structural dynamics in a novel bianthryl

P Roy, F Al-Kahtani, AN Cammidge… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Symmetry breaking charge separation (SBCS) is central to photochemical energy
conversion. The widely studied 9, 9-bianthryl (9, 9′ BA) is the prototype, but the role of …

Boosting second-harmonic generation in monolayer rhenium disulfide by reversible laser patterning

B Kucukoz, B Munkhbat, TO Shegai - ACS Photonics, 2022 - ACS Publications
Active modification and control of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) properties are
highly desirable for next-generation optoelectronic applications. In particular, controlling one …

A Cost‐Effective Computational Strategy for the Electronic Layout Characterization of a Second Generation Light‐Driven Molecular Rotary Motor in Solution

R Carfora, F Coppola, P Cimino… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐driven molecular rotary motors are nanometric machines able to convert light into
unidirectional motions. Several types of molecular motors have been developed to better …

Quantum‐Classical Simulations Reveal the Photoisomerization Mechanism of a Prototypical First‐Generation Molecular Motor

D Accomasso, J Jankowska - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐driven molecular rotary motors convert the energy of absorbed light into unidirectional
rotational motion and are key components in the design of molecular machines. The …

E/Z Molecular Photoswitches Activated by Two-Photon Absorption: Comparison between Different Families

M Marazzi, C García-Iriepa, C Benitez-Martin, F Najera… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nonlinear optical techniques as two-photon absorption (TPA) have raised relevant interest
within the last years due to the capability to excite chromophores with photons of wavelength …