A liquid azobenzene derivative as a solvent-free solar thermal fuel.
A liquid solar thermal fuel is developed; a low-molecular weight liquid trans-azobenzene derivative shows facile photoisomerization to the higher-energy cis-isomer in neat condition so that a high volumetric energy density is achieved. Shear viscosity measurements for each isomer liquid unveiled transitions from non-Newtonian to Newtonian fluids.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan. mmasa@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp n-kimi@mail.cstm.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
Kouta
K
Masutani
Masa-aki
MA
Morikawa
Nobuo
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Kimizuka