Dual Mode Cobaloxime Crystals: Acceleration of trans-cis Photochromic Reaction Rate by Photoisomerization

摘要

Our recent results on the photochromic reactions in dual mode cobaloxime crystals containing azobenzene derivatives are briefly reviewed. This work represents the first step toward the design of functional materials which can be controlled by two independent external stimuli, one by visible light and the other by UV radiation.