title: An antilock molecular braking system.
abstract: A light-driven molecular brake displaying an antilock function is constructed by introducing a nonradiative photoinduced electron transfer (PET) decay channel to compete with the trans (brake-off) → cis (brake-on) photoisomerization. A fast release of the brake can be achieved by deactivating the PET process through addition of protons. The cycle of irradiation-protonation-irradiation-deprotonation conducts the brake function and mimics the antilock braking system (ABS) of vehicles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 10617.
authors.forename: Wei-Ting
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Shou-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hsuan-Hsiao
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: I-Chia
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ying-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jye-Shane
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001334:Automobile Driving; D001336:Automobiles; D007536:Isomerism; D055668:Photochemical Processes