An all-photonic molecule-based D flip-flop

Patricia Remón; Magnus Bälter; Shiming Li; Joakim Andréasson; Uwe Pischel

doi:10.1021/ja2100388

An all-photonic molecule-based D flip-flop

J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Dec 28;133(51):20742-5. doi: 10.1021/ja2100388. Epub 2011 Dec 6.

Authors

Patricia Remón¹, Magnus Bälter, Shiming Li, Joakim Andréasson, Uwe Pischel

Affiliation

¹ Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, s/n, E-21071 Huelva, Spain.

Abstract

The photochromic fluorescence switching of a fulgimide derivative was used to implement the first molecule-based D (delay) flip-flop device, which works based on the principles of sequential logic. The device operates exclusively with photonic signals and can be conveniently switched in repeated cycles.