Photochromic diarylethene as an information processing unit: magnetic and electric switching *.(Report) From: Pure and Applied Chemistry | Date: March 1, 2008| Author: Matsuda, Kenji | COPYRIGHT 2008 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Abstract: Photochromic compounds reversibly change not only the absorption spectra but also their geometrical and electronic structures. This principle can be applied for the photo-switching of the physical properties of the molecular materials. In particular, photo-switching of the flow of information through the molecule is interesting because information processing using molecular devices is attracting interest in the molecular electronics field. The photoswitchings of the magnet...