title: Optical modulation of supramolecular assembly of amphiphilic photochromic diarylethene: from nanofiber to nanosphere.
abstract: A diarylethene derivative with histamines as side chains was synthesized and the morphology of self-assembled supramolecular architecture can be tuned from nanofiber to nanosphere by photo irradiation. The theoretical calculation and model of the self-assembled nanostructure are presented to illuminate the possible self-assembly mechanism.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, PR China.
authors.forename: Xinhong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yulong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Shihai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhihong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chuanjian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lishan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Guanglei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D004980:Ethane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006632:Histamine / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011827:Radiation
chemical_list: D006632:Histamine; D004980:Ethane