Table of Contents 1
Cover
4
Preface
5
1 Introduction
1.1 General Introduction
1.2 Discovery of Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches
References
6
2 Reaction Mechanism
2.1 Basic Concepts
2.2 Theoretical Study
2.3 Reaction Dynamics
References
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3 Photoswitching Performance
3.1 Quantum Yield
3.2 Thermal Stability
3.3 Fatigue Resistance
3.4 Fluorescence Property
3.5 Chiral Property
References
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4 Photoswitchable Crystals
4.1 Dichroism
4.2 X‐Ray Crystallographic Analysis
4.3 Quantum Yield
4.4 Multicolored Systems and Nano‐Layered Periodic Structures
4.5 Fluorescent Crystals
4.6 Photomechanical Response
References
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5 Memory
5.1 Single‐Molecule Memory
5.2 Near‐Field Optical Memory
5.3 Three‐Dimensional Optical Memory
5.4 Readout Using Infrared Absorption, Raman Scattering, and Refractive Index Changes
References
10
6 Switches
6.1 Single‐Molecule Conductance Photoswitch
6.2 Optical Switch Based on Refractive Index Change
6.3 Magnetism
References
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7 Surface Properties
7.1 Surface Wettability
7.2 Selective Metal Deposition
7.3 Subwavelength Nanopatterning
References
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8 Polymers and Liquid Crystals
8.1 Polymers
8.2 Liquid Crystals
References
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9 Applications
9.1 Organic Field‐Effect Transistors (OFETs)
9.2 Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
9.3 Super‐Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy
9.4 Chemical Reactivity Control
9.5 Biological Activity
9.6 Color Dosimeters
References
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Appendix A: Appendix ASynthesis Procedures of Typical Diarylethenes
A.1 1,2‐Bis(2,4‐dimethyl‐5‐phenyl‐3‐thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (7) [5–7]
A.2 1,2‐Bis(2‐ethyl‐6‐phenyl‐1‐benzothiophene‐1,1‐ dioxide‐3‐yl)‐perfluorocyclopenetene (11) [8–10]
References
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Index
List of Tables 1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Relative ground state energy differences between the open‐ and clos...Table 2.2 Aromatic stabilization energy differences. 2 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Photocyclization and photocycloreversion quantum yields of typical ...Table 3.2 Ratios of antiparallel and parallel conformers and photocyclization...Table 3.3 Photocyclization and photocycloreversion quantum yields of bisarylb...Table 3.4 Photocyclization and photocycloreversion quantum yields of diarylet...Table 3.5 Photocyclization and photocycloreversion quantum yields of diarylet...Table 3.6 Photocyclization and photocycloreversion quantum yields of diarylet...Table 3.7 T‐type molecular photoswitches. Half‐life times of closed‐ring isom...Table 3.8 Photochemical properties of diarylethenes in acetonitrile upon irra...Table 3.9 Photophysical properties of fluorescent diarylethenes (λ max: a...Table 3.10 Photophysical and
