Tuning the photomechanical behavior and excellent elasticity of azobenzene <i>via</i> cocrystal engineering
Yang Ye, Lei Gao, Hongxun Hao, Qiuxiang Yin, Chuang Xie
Abstract
Obtaining crystals with different photomechanical responses and excellent mechanical properties simultaneously through cocrystal engineering based on the same photoactive molecule.
Topics & Concepts
AzobenzeneCocrystalElasticity (physics)Materials scienceChemistryComposite materialPolymerMoleculeOrganic chemistryHydrogen bondPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsCrystallography and molecular interactions