A LIGHT-DRIVEN SWITCH BASED ON PHOTOCHROMIC DIHYDROINDOLIZINES

Authors
WEBER C RUSTEMEYER F DURR H
Citation
C. Weber et al., A LIGHT-DRIVEN SWITCH BASED ON PHOTOCHROMIC DIHYDROINDOLIZINES, Advanced materials, 10(16), 1998, pp. 1348
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
10
Issue
16
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1998)10:16<1348:ALSBOP>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A molecular switching device based on a photochromic dihydroindolizine (DHI) with non-destructive read-out capacity (see Figure for a schema tic representation of the erasable dual-mode optical switch) is presen ted. Two different DHIs based on a pyridazine and a chinoline heterocy cle have been investigated and the results show that these systems can be of potential use for non-destructive readout optical memory.