Photochromic Materials
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Solid-State Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2019) | Viewed by 231
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photochromic materials offer the opportunity to capture various wavelengths of light and use the structural alterations to manipulate what takes place in local surroundings. The technologies that are possible are almost limitless, and over the past several years new developments have arisen as specifically designed photochromic compounds have emerged. The manipulation of information transfer along molecular scale entities is certainly one area that opens up the opportunity for creating nanoscale devices. Smart surfaces and photochromic polymers are also interesting fields of study that require specifically designed molecular components. This Special Issue is dedicated to the newly emerging science that falls within the broad remit of photochromic materials.
I hope that the issue can be a springboard for recruiting the next generation of researchers to the field of photochromes by highlighting new and exciting work from around the world.
Prof. Dr. Andrew Benniston
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spiro compounds
- applications
- theory
- new materials
- devices
- hybrid compounds
- electron transfer
- energy transfer
- characterization
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