title: Light-driven molecular switches in azobenzene self-assembled monolayers: effect of molecular structure on reversible photoisomerization and stable cis state.
abstract: Both the reversible trans<-->cis photoisomerization and slow thermal back cis-to-trans isomerization of azobenzene-functionalized self-assembled monolayers on gold surfaces have been achieved by rationally designed single-component azobenzene thiol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8502, Japan. mrhan@echem.titech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Takumu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Eisuke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hara
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010777:Photochemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001391:Azo Compounds; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold; C009850:azobenzene