title: Fast, reversible, and general photomechanical motion in single crystals of various azo compounds using visible light.
abstract: Pseudostilbene-type single crystals exhibit ubiquitous, fast, and reversible photomechanical motion under visible-light irradiation. Push-pull substituents impart extremely rapid switching using just one wavelength of light by shortening the lifetime of the cis-form. This results in a bending motion in the microsecond regime. The influence of crystal density, thickness, and molecular orientation on optimization of the photomechanical effect is investigated.
authors: Department of Chemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors: Oleksandr S
authors: OS
authors: Bushuyev
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: Singleton
authors: Christopher J
authors: CJ
authors: Barrett