Science Daily August 31, 2020
An international team of researchers (Sweden, Hungary, India) has developed a molecule belonging to the molecular photoswitches group that can take on two different forms: a parent form that can absorb energy from sunlight, and an alternative form where the structure of the parent form is changed to become much more energy-rich, while remaining stable. Through calculations they show that the molecule would undergo the desired change within 200 femtoseconds. The concept of switching between aromatic and non-aromatic states of a molecule has a major potential in the field of molecular photoswitches. A possible long-term use of the molecule is to capture solar energy efficiently and store it for later consumption…read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLE
Abstract. Credit: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 32, 13941–13953, July 15, 2020.