Photoinduced reversible switching of porosity in molecular crystals based on star-shaped azobenzene tetramers

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 634-640

  Baroncini, Massimo ^a   D'Agostino, Simone ^a   Bergamini, Giacomo ^a   Ceroni, Paola ^a   Comotti, Angiolina ^b   Sozzani, Piero ^b   Bassanetti, Irene ^b   Grepioni, Fabrizia ^a   Hernandez, Taylor M ^a   Silvi, Serena ^a   Venturi, Margherita ^a,c   Credi, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Istituto Per La Sintesi Organica E La Fotoreattività   (Italy)

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EID: 84937873647     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2304     Document Type: Article

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