Coupling carbon nanomaterials with photochromic molecules for the generation of optically responsive materials

Nature Communications

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Zhang, Xiaoyan ^a   Hou, Lili ^a   Samorì, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NANOMATERIAL;

ABSORPTION; CARBON; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GEOMETRY; LIGHT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SENSOR; TRANSFORMATION;

ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR; MECHANICS; MODULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICS; REVIEW; STORAGE;

EID: 84964318490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11118     Document Type: Review

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