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Phototriggered Mechanical Movement in A Bipyridinium-based Coordination Polymer Powered by Electron Transfer
journal contribution
posted on 2018-02-09, 13:11 authored by Xiao-Dong Yang, Rui Zhu, Li Sun, Rui-Yun Guo, Jie ZhangPhotomechanical movement
with a morphological deformation has been achieved in the crystalline
state of a bipyridinium-based coordination polymer. The engine “heart”
is the electron-deficient bipyridinium core sandwiched by electron-rich
phenylcarboxylate components. The decorrelation of the CT state triggered
by PET reaction in the engine “heart” promotes the occurrence
of this mechanical movement.