Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering East China University of Science and Technology 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
2. Stratingh Institute for Chemistry and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials University of Groningen Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen The Netherlands
Abstract
AbstractIntroducing photo‐responsive molecules offers an attractive approach for remote and selective control and dynamic manipulation of material properties. However, it remains highly challenging how to use a minimal amount of photo‐responsive units to optically modulate materials that are inherently inert to light irradiation. Here we show the application of a light‐driven rotary molecular motor as a “motorized photo‐modulator” to endow a typical H‐bond‐based gel system with the ability to respond to light irradiation and create a reversible sol‐gel transition. The key molecular design feature is the introduction of a minimal amount (2 mol %) of molecular motors into the supramolecular network as photo‐switchable non‐covalent crosslinkers. Advantage is taken of the subtle interplay of the large geometry change during photo‐isomerization of the molecular motor guest and the dynamic nature of a supramolecular gel host system. As a result, a tiny amount of molecular motors is enough to switch the mechanical modulus of the entire supramolecular systems. This study proves the concept of designing photo‐responsive materials with minimum use of non‐covalent light‐absorbing units.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
China Scholarship Council
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap
Subject
General Chemistry,Catalysis
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