title: Coupling carbon nanomaterials with photochromic molecules for the generation of optically responsive materials.
abstract: Multifunctional carbon-based nanomaterials offer routes towards the realization of smart and high-performing (opto)electronic (nano)devices, sensors and logic gates. Meanwhile photochromic molecules exhibit reversible transformation between two forms, induced by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation. By combining carbon-based nanomaterials with photochromic molecules, one can achieve reversible changes in geometrical structure, electronic properties and nanoscale mechanics triggering by light. This thus enables a reversible modulation of numerous physical and chemical properties of the carbon-based nanomaterials towards the fabrication of cognitive devices. This review examines the state of the art with respect to these responsive materials, and seeks to identify future directions for investigation.
authors.affiliation: ISIS &icFRC, Université de Strasbourg &CNRS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, Strasbourg 67000, France.
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: ISIS &icFRC, Université de Strasbourg &CNRS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, Strasbourg 67000, France.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: ISIS &icFRC, Université de Strasbourg &CNRS, 8 allée Gaspard Monge, Strasbourg 67000, France.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Samorì