New Frontiers in Photochromism
New Frontiers in Photochromism
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10.1007/978-4-431-54291-9
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2013
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M. Irie;Y. Yokoyama;T. Seki
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作者:
M. Irie;Y. Yokoyama;T. Seki
Photochromism is defined as a reversible transformation of a chemical species between two forms having different absorption spectra induced in one or both directions by photoirradiation. Chemical bond rearrangement during the phototransformation induces electronic as well as geometrical structure changes of the molecules. This process has captivated many chemists and physicists over several decades. The reversible molecular structure changes upon photoirradiation can be applied to various photonic devices, such as erasable memory media, photo-optical switch components, and display devices. To promote activities in this research field based on accumulated top-level work in Japan, we conducted a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi) Project on the Priority Area “New Frontiers in Photochromism”(Masahiro Irie, project leader, and 58 researchers) from 2007 to 2011 supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. The research project focused not only on the above-mentioned primary subjects but also on unprecedented application fields that had not yet been explored in photochromism research, such as light-driven mechanical motion of single crystals, photomodification of surface properties of solid materials, photomanipulation of microstructures of polymers, photocontrol of chiral properties, and multiphoton photochromic reactions, among others. More specifically, the following research targets were established and attained:1. To improve the photochromic reactivity of molecules and ultimately achieve performances such as 100% quantum yield reactivity and 100% stereoselectivity 2. To search for new types of photochromic molecules. One of the target molecules is a chromophore exhibiting very fast photocoloration–thermal decoloration 3. To develop new, unprecedented photoresponsive properties such as light-driven mechanical motion of single crystals and photomodification of surface properties