An artificial molecular switch that mimics the visual pigment and completes its photocycle in picoseconds

Single molecules that act as light-energy transducers (e.g., converting the energy of a photon into atomic-level mechanical motion) are examples of minimal molecular devices. Here, we focus on a molecular switch designed by merging a conformationally locked diarylidene skeleton with a retinal-like S...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 105; no. 46; p. 17642
Main Authors:	Sinicropi, Adalgisa, Martin, Elena, Ryazantsev, Mikhail, Helbing, Jan, Briand, Julien, Sharma, Divya, Léonard, Jérémie, Haacke, Stefan, Cannizzo, Andrea, Chergui, Majed, Zanirato, Vinicio, Fusi, Stefania, Santoro, Fabrizio, Basosi, Riccardo, Ferré, Nicolas, Olivucci, Massimo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 18.11.2008
Subjects:	Isomerism Molecular Mimicry Photochemistry Retinal Pigments - chemistry Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Time Factors
ISSN:	1091-6490, 1091-6490
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