Visualization of the Dynamics of Photoinduced Crawling Motion of 4-(Methylamino)Azobenzene Crystals via Diffracted X-ray Tracking
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Time-Resolved XRD of 4-MAAB Crystal Containing ZnO Particles
2.2. DXT Analysis for Polycrystalline 4-MAAB Powder
2.3. DXT Analysis for a 4-MAABcrystalline Film
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Sample Preparation for Time-Resolved XRD Experiments
4.2. DXT Measurements
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Saito, K.; Ichiyanagi, K.; Fukaya, R.; Haruki, R.; Nozawa, S.; Sasaki, D.; Arai, T.; Sasaki, Y.C.; McGehee, K.; Saikawa, M.; et al. Visualization of the Dynamics of Photoinduced Crawling Motion of 4-(Methylamino)Azobenzene Crystals via Diffracted X-ray Tracking. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 17462. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417462
Saito K, Ichiyanagi K, Fukaya R, Haruki R, Nozawa S, Sasaki D, Arai T, Sasaki YC, McGehee K, Saikawa M, et al. Visualization of the Dynamics of Photoinduced Crawling Motion of 4-(Methylamino)Azobenzene Crystals via Diffracted X-ray Tracking. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(24):17462. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417462
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaito, Koichiro, Kouhei Ichiyanagi, Ryo Fukaya, Rie Haruki, Shunsuke Nozawa, Daisuke Sasaki, Tatsuya Arai, Yuji C. Sasaki, Keegan McGehee, Makoto Saikawa, and et al. 2023. "Visualization of the Dynamics of Photoinduced Crawling Motion of 4-(Methylamino)Azobenzene Crystals via Diffracted X-ray Tracking" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 24: 17462. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242417462