申请人:McGimpsey Grant W.
公开号:US20050271975A1
公开(公告)日:2005-12-08
In various aspects, the present invention provides substantially monolayer thick molecular films with photoresponsive wettability, the molecules of said films comprising a photochromic molecule coordinated to a metal atom, which is coordinated to an organic tethering molecule, surface coupling group, or both, having a group for attachment to a surface of a substrate. In various aspects, the present inventions also provide photochromic articles comprising said films, methods of forming said films, and methods of manufacturing photochromic articles using said films. In various embodiments, provided are molecular films where the photoconversion between configurations of the photochromic molecule is substantially reversible by irradiation with light. In various embodiments, provided are films where the photoconversion is substantially irreversible by irradiation with light.
在各个方面,本发明提供了具有光致变色润湿性的基本单层厚分子薄膜,所述薄膜的分子包括与金属原子配位的光致变色分子,该金属原子与有机系链分子、表面偶联基团或两者配位,具有用于附着到基底表面的基团。在各个方面,本发明还提供了包含所述薄膜的光致变色物品、形成所述薄膜的方法以及使用所述薄膜制造光致变色物品的方法。在各种实施方案中,提供了分子薄膜,其中光致变色分子构型之间的光电转换在光照射下基本上是可逆的。在各种实施例中,所提供的薄膜在光照射下的光电转换基本上是不可逆的。