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Electrochromism in photochromic dithienylcyclopentenes.
Andrea Peters,Neil R. Branda +1 more
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Both photochromic and unprecedented electrochromic properties have been observed for a class of 1,2-bis(3-thienyl)cyclopentene derivatives bearing either a thiophene or a phenyl group attached to the reactive carbon centers.Abstract:
Both photochromic and unprecedented electrochromic properties have been observed for a class of 1,2-bis(3-thienyl)cyclopentene derivatives bearing either a thiophene or a phenyl group attached to the reactive carbon centers. These compounds can be interconverted between their colorless ring-open and colored ring-closed states using UV and visible light, respectively. They can also be catalytically transformed from their ring-closed states to their ring-open states through electrochemical or chemical oxidation.read more
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Photochromism of Diarylethene Molecules and Crystals: Memories, Switches, and Actuators
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Reversible conductance switching of single diarylethenes on a gold surface
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Two-Way Photoswitching Using One Type of Near-Infrared Light, Upconverting Nanoparticles, and Changing Only the Light Intensity
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Regulating π-conjugated pathways using a photochromic 1,2-dithienylcyclopentene
TL;DR: Linear pi-conjugation is reversibly re-routed by irradiation of a photochromic bis(terthiophene) by reversing the direction that the molecule is oriented towards the Sun.