Diarylethene-powered photo-switching between precipitated nanostrips and dispersed supramolecular polymers
Katsuyuki Murai1, Honami Matsui2, Tatsuya Seki1
1Division of Advanced Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
Abstract:
UV and visible light irradiation reversibly switches diarylethene-based supramolecular assemblies between precipitated, ordered nanostrip aggregates and uniformly dispersed supramolecular fibers in a nonpolar solvent by modulating conformational freedom.


