Issue 38, 2016
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CrystEngComm

Azobenzene crystals swim on water surface triggered by light†

Y. Norikane,*a   S. Tanakaa  and  E. Uchidaa  

* Corresponding authors

a Electronics and Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
E-mail: y-norikane@aist.go.jp
Fax: +81 29 861 6252
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Abstract

Crystals of 4-methoxyazobenzene move on water surface and the motion is triggered by irradiation with ultraviolet light. The propulsion is produced by dissolution of the photo-generated cis isomer, which is produced by the photoinduced crystal–liquid phase transition. A photoresponsive boat was also prepared by a filter paper adsorbed with azobenzene.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CE00738D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Apr 2016
Accepted
20 May 2016
First published
20 May 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

CrystEngComm, 2016,18, 7225-7228

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Azobenzene crystals swim on water surface triggered by light

Y. Norikane, S. Tanaka and E. Uchida, CrystEngComm, 2016, 18, 7225 DOI: 10.1039/C6CE00738D

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