Soft Crystals: Flexible Response Systems with High Structural Order. Issue 20 (27th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kato, Masako; Ito, Hajime; Hasegawa, Miki; Ishii, Kazuyuki
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 25:Issue 20(2019)
• Page Start: 5105
• Page End: 5112
• Publication Date: 2019-02-27
• Subjects: crystal structures -- phase transition -- photofunction -- soft crystals -- stimulus response; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805641
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract: A new material concept of soft crystals is proposed. Soft crystals respond to gentle stimuli such as vapor exposure and rubbing but maintain their structural order and exhibit remarkable visual changes in their shape, color, and luminescence. Various interesting examples of soft crystals are introduced in the article. By exploring the interesting formation and phase‐transition phenomena of soft crystals through interdisciplinary collaboration, new materials having both the characteristics of ordered hard crystals and those of flexible soft matter are expected. Abstract : Soft crystals respond to gentle stimuli such as vapor exposure and mechanical stimuli but maintain their structural order and exhibit remarkable visual changes in shape, color, and luminescence.