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Dimension Engineering of Stimuli-Responsive 1D Molecular Crystals into Unusual 2D and 3D Zigzag Waveguides
, A. Vinod Kumar, P. Giri, S. Nandy, M.K. Panda, K.V. Jovan Jose, R. Chandrasekar
Published in John Wiley and Sons Inc
2023
PMID: 36975093
Volume: 62
   
Issue: 25
Abstract
We demonstrate an innovative technique to achieve organic 2D and 3D waveguides with peculiar shapes from an acicular, stimuli-responsive molecular crystal, (2Z,2′Z)-3,3′-(anthracene-9,10-diyl)bis(2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylacrylonitrile), Ant-CF3. The greenish-yellow fluorescent (FL) Ant-CF3 molecular crystals exhibit laser power-dependent permanent mechanical bending in 2D and 3D. Investigation of a single-crystal using spatially-resolved Raman/FL/electron microscopy, and theoretical calculations revealed photothermal (Z,E)/(E,E) isomerization-assisted transition from crystalline to amorphous phase at the laser-exposed regions. This phenomenon facilitates the dimension engineering of a 1D crystal waveguide into 2D waveguide on a substrate or a 3D waveguide in free space. The bends can be used as interconnection points to couple different optical elements. The presented technique has broader implications in organic photonics and other crystal-related photonic technologies. © 2023 Wiley-VCH GmbH.
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JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc
ISSN14337851