Synthesis and photoisomerization of fullerene- and oligo(phenylene ethynylene) - Azobenzene derivatives

ACS Nano

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-106

  Shirai, Yasuhiro ^a,b   Sasaki, Takashi ^a   Guerrero, Jason M ^a   Yu, Byung Chan ^c   Hodge, Phillip ^a   Tour, James M ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Mokwon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Fullerene; Molecular machines; Nanomachines; OPE; Photoisomerization

Indexed keywords

AZOBENZENE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHOTOISOMERIZATION;

MOLECULAR MACHINES; OLIGO(PHENYLENE ETHYNYLENE)S;

FULLERENES;

EID: 42549106561     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn700294m     Document Type: Article

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