Light-driven molecular switches in azobenzene self-assembled monolayers: effect of molecular structure on reversible photoisomerization and stable cis stateElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Detailed experimental procedures (instrumentation, monolayer preparation, synthesis and characterization), UV-vis absorption spectra of dichloromethane solutions, XPS data, absorption spectra of Me-SH SAMs. See DOI: 10.1039/b921801g

Both the reversible trans ↔ cis photoisomerization and slow thermal back cis -to- trans isomerization of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces have been achieved by rationally designed single-component azobenzene thiol. Both the reversible trans ↔ cis photoisomerizatio...

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Main Authors Han, Mina, Ishikawa, Daisuke, Honda, Takumu, Ito, Eisuke, Hara, Masahiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.05.2010
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Summary:Both the reversible trans ↔ cis photoisomerization and slow thermal back cis -to- trans isomerization of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces have been achieved by rationally designed single-component azobenzene thiol. Both the reversible trans ↔ cis photoisomerization and slow thermal back cis -to- trans isomerization of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces have been achieved by rationally designed single-component azobenzene thiol.
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10.1039/b921801g
SAMs. See DOI
Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Detailed experimental procedures (instrumentation, monolayer preparation, synthesis and characterization), UV-vis absorption spectra of dichloromethane solutions, XPS data, absorption spectra of
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b921801g