A comprehensive review to the synthesis properties and applications of diarylethene-based
molecular photoswitches Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches: Concept and Functionalities
provides the fundamental concepts of molecular photoswitches and includes information on how
the bistable photoswitches of diarylethenes modulate the functions of materials and biological
activities. Written by Masahiro Irie (the inventor of photochromic diarylethene compound) the
book explores the reaction mechanism photoswitching performance photoswitchable crystals and
the myriad applications of diarylethenes based photoswitches. This book offers academics
chemists and engineers an essential resource for understanding the molecular photoswitches and
provides a guide to the development of new photoresponsive materials. The author explores the
applications based on diarylethene and its dirivatives to Field-Effect Transistors
Metal-Organic Frameworks including nanoparticles super-resolution fluorescence microscopies
drug release and self-healing materials. This important book: * Offers a guide to diarylethene
derivatives the most widely studied compounds worldwide among the photochromic compounds *
Includes the basic concepts of molecular photoswitches * Explores the myraid applications
grounded in diarylethene and its derivatives * Presents an authortative text from the inventor
of the photochromic diarylethene compound Written for materials scientists organic polymer
and physical chemists and electronics engineers Diarylethene Molecular Photoswitches offers
an introduction to the topic and includes recent developments in the field.
