Photomechanical molecular crystals and nanowire assemblies based on the [2+2] photodimerization of a phenylbutadiene derivative
Fei Tong, Wenwen Xu, Tianyi Guo, Brandon F. Lui, Ryan C. Hayward, Peter Palffy‐Muhoray, Rabih O. Al‐Kaysi, Christopher J. Bardeen
Abstract
Crystalline (<italic>E</italic>)-4-fluoro-cinnamaldehyde malononitrile undergoes a [2+2] photocycloaddition, leading to a robust photomechanical response and improved force generation by nanowire ceramic composites.
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Materials scienceMalononitrileCinnamaldehydeCeramicDerivative (finance)NanowireComposite materialChemical engineeringNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryChemistryFinancial economicsEngineeringCatalysisEconomicsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsNanofabrication and Lithography Techniques