Efficient solid-state photoswitching of methoxyazobenzene in a metal–organic framework for thermal energy storage
Kieran Griffiths, Nathan R. Halcovitch, John M. Griffin
Abstract
4-Methoxyazobenzene can be occluded into the pores of a MOF and show near-quantitative E → Z photoisomerization under irradiation with 365 nm light. The energy density of the composite is 101 J g −1 and the half-life of the Z -isomer is 6 days.
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MetastabilityDABCOPhotoisomerizationMoleculeDensity functional theoryOctanePhotochemistryMetal-organic frameworkIrradiationChemistryChemical physicsThermalSolid-stateGround stateMaterials sciencePhysical chemistryComputational chemistryIsomerizationThermodynamicsAtomic physicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsCatalysisAdsorptionNuclear physicsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsPerovskite Materials and Applications