Azobenzene-containing polymer for solar thermal energy storage and release: Advances, challenges, and opportunities

X Xu, J Feng, WY Li, G Wang, W Feng, H Yu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Molecular solar thermal (MOST) fuels have attracted enormous research enthusiasm in solar
energy conversion and storage, which can generate high-energy isomers upon harvesting …

Multichromophoric photoswitches for solar energy storage: from azobenzene to norbornadiene, and MOST things in between

RJ Salthouse, K Moth-Poulsen - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The ever-increasing global demands for energy supply and storage have led to numerous
research efforts into finding and develo** renewable energy technologies. Molecular solar …

Photoswitchable catalysis by a self-assembled molecular cage

RG DiNardi, S Rasheed, SS Capomolla… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A heteroleptic [Pd2L2L'2] 4+ coordination cage containing a photoswitchable azobenzene-
derived ligand catalyzes the Michael addition reaction between methyl vinyl ketone and …

A visible light-activated azo-fluorescent switch for imaging-guided and light-controlled release of antimycotics

Y Huang, X Zeng, X Ma, Z Lin, J Sun, W **ao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Azo switches are widely employed as essential components in light-responsive systems.
Here, we develop an azo-fluorescent switch that is visible light-responsive and its light …

Detour to success: photoswitching via indirect excitation

K Kuntze, J Isokuortti, JJ van der Wal, T Laaksonen… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoswitchable molecules that undergo nanoscopic changes upon photoisomerisation can
be harnessed to control macroscopic properties such as colour, solubility, shape, and …

Strategic chemical synthesis and application of nanocarriers responsive to the tumor microenvironment

Q Pang, Z Xu, T Sun, S Yue, Y Yu, H Lu, M He, X Chen… - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
In contrast to normal tissues and cells, the tumor microenvironment (TME) exhibits distinct
physiological attributes, including elevated concentrations of reactive oxygen species and …

Self-activated energy release cascade from anthracene-based solid-state molecular solar thermal energy storage systems

S Chakraborty, HPQ Nguyen, J Usuba, JY Choi, Z Sun… - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
We introduce donor-acceptor substituted anthracenes as effective molecular solar thermal
energy storage compounds that operate exclusively in the solid state. The donor-acceptor …

Switching from Molecules to Functional Materials: Breakthroughs in Photochromism With MOFs

GC Thaggard, BKPM Kankanamalage… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photochromic materials with properties that can be dynamically tailored as a function of
external stimuli are a rapidly expanding field driven by applications in areas ranging from …

Visible‐Light‐Responsive Photoreversible Multi‐Color Switching for Rewritable Light‐Printing and Information Display

Y Zhang, Y Dou, Z Ye, W Xue, F Liu, M Yan, W Wang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photoreversible color switching systems (PCSSs) exhibiting multi‐color responses to visible
light are favored for sustainable societal development over those relying on ultraviolet light …

Dynamic vertical triplet energies: Understanding and predicting triplet energy transfer

MV Popescu, RS Paton - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
A computational approach for modeling and predicting triplet energy sensitization of organic
molecules is described, which involves sampling the instantaneous, vertical energy gaps …