Abstract
Photochromic molecules are bistable chromophores wherein the interconversions between the two states are triggered by exposure to light of different wavelengths. Hence, they are considered as potential candidates to be used as all-photonic molecular logic devices. This chapter describes our proof-of-principle realizations of photochromically controlled logic functions, from basic on-off switches via Boolean logic gates to the implementation of small logic circuits such as the half-adder/half-subtractor, multiplexer/demultiplexer, and encoder/decoder.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Molecular and Supramolecular Information Processing |
| Subtitle of host publication | From Molecular Switches to Logic Systems |
| Publisher | Wiley-VCH |
| Pages | 53-78 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783527331956 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 25 2013 |
Keywords
- All-photonic
- Electron transfer
- Energy transfer
- Functional integration
- Molecular logic devices
- Photochromic molecules
- Photoswitches
- Porphyrins
- Reconfiguration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)