Photomechanical effects based on a one-dimensional Zn coordination polymer crystal driven by [4 + 4] cycloaddition

Yanlin Chen; Chunjiao Yu; Xiaotong Zhu; Qi Yu

doi:10.1039/d3dt02088f

Photomechanical effects based on a one-dimensional Zn coordination polymer crystal driven by [4 + 4] cycloaddition

Dalton Trans. 2023 Sep 13;52(35):12194-12197. doi: 10.1039/d3dt02088f.

Authors

Yanlin Chen¹, Chunjiao Yu², Xiaotong Zhu², Qi Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Science), Jinan, 250353, People's Republic of China.
² College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, People's Republic of China. yuqi@qdu.edu.cn.

PMID: 37606299
DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02088f

Abstract

Photomechanical crystals are promising candidates for photo actuators due to their ability to convert light energy into mechanical energy. We synthesized a coordination polymer crystal that can undergo [4 + 4] cycloaddition reactions with mechanical motion. The inclusion of {[ZnL₂(4,4'-bipy)(CH₃OH)₂]}_∞ in a polymer membrane significantly magnified the actuation behavior.