Movimientos fotomecánicos en cristales moleculares fosforescentes basados en organoboron impulsados por una reacción

Subhrajyoti Bhandary1, Marek Beliš1, Anna M Kaczmarek2

  • 1XStruct, Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281, Building S3, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Resumen

Los investigadores desarrollaron nuevos cristales fotomecánicos únicos utilizando un compuesto de organoboron (BN1) que exhiben cambios dramáticos de forma bajo la luz UV. Este descubrimiento abre las puertas para dispositivos avanzados de accionamiento y fotónicos que utilizan movimiento mecánico impulsado por la luz.

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