Dual-Mode Switching in Highly Fluorescent Organogels: Binary Logic Gates with Optical/Thermal Inputs
作者:Jong Won Chung、Seong-Jun Yoon、Seon-Jeong Lim、Byeong-Kwan An、Soo Young Park
DOI:10.1002/anie.200902777
日期:2009.9.7
An on/off relationship: A supramolecular binary “OR” logicgate that generates highly enhanced fluorescence emission as the output signal is demonstrated (see picture). The system comprises a mixture of organogelator and photochromic compound and is able to process dual inputs of UV irradiation and thermal heating.
Improving the Fatigue Resistance of Diarylethene Switches
作者:Martin Herder、Bernd M. Schmidt、Lutz Grubert、Michael Pätzel、Jutta Schwarz、Stefan Hecht
DOI:10.1021/ja513027s
日期:2015.2.25
When applying photochromic switches as functional units in light-responsive materials or devices, an often disregarded yet crucial property is their resistance to fatigue during photoisomerization. In the large family of diarylethene photoswitches, formation of an annulated isomer as a byproduct of the photochromic reaction turns out to prevent the desired high reversibility for many different derivatives. To overcome this general problem, we have synthesized and thoroughly investigated the fatigue behavior of a series of diarylethenes, varying the nature of the hetaryl moieties, the bridging units, and the substituents. By analysis of photokinetic data, a quantification of the tendency for byproduct formation in terms of quantum yields could be achieved, and a strong dependency on the electronic properties of the substituents was observed. In particular, substitution with 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl or 3,5-bis(pentafluorosulfanyl)phenyl groups strongly suppresses the byproduct formation and opens up a general strategy to construct highly fatigue-resistant diarylethene photochromic systems with a large structural flexibility.