title: Photoinduced twisting of a photochromic diarylethene crystal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3-3-138, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Daichi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Seiya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobatake
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010316:Particle Size; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes
keywords: actuators; crystal engineering; diarylethenes; mechanical properties; photochromism