Reversible single crystal-to-single crystal double [2+2] cycloaddition induces multifunctional photo-mechano-electrochemical properties in framework materials

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 2808 - 10
• Main Authors: Sherman, Dylan A., Murase, Ryuichi, Duyker, Samuel G., Gu, Qinyi, Lewis, William, Lu, Teng, Liu, Yun, D’Alessandro, Deanna M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 04.06.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 140/133; 147/3; 639/638/263/912; 639/638/298/921; Actuators; Atomic beam spectroscopy; Atomic force microscopy; Coordination; Cycloaddition; Density functional theory; Drug delivery; Drug delivery systems; Electrochemical analysis; Electrochemistry; External pressure; External stimuli; Humanities and Social Sciences; Irradiation; Light irradiation; Mechanical properties; multidisciplinary; Optical properties; Photoelectrochemical devices; Radiation; Raman spectroscopy; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Single crystals; Switching; Transformations

Reversible structural transformations of porous coordination frameworks in response to external stimuli such as light, electrical potential, guest inclusion or pressure, amongst others, have been the subject of intense interest for applications in sensing, switching and molecular separations. Here w...