Fast and Reversible Red Emission Modulation in Photoswitchable Molecules Toward Optical Data Storage

Photoswitchable dithienylperfluorocyclopentene (DCP) and dibenzothienylperfluorocyclo-pentene dioxide (BTCPO4) have potential applications in optical data storage. They exhibit high fatigue resistance and reverse ON-OFF photoswitching of emission due to ring opening and closing reactions, feasible at two different wavelengths. DCPs are non-emissive in both the open and closed states, whereas BTCPO4s are emissive upon ring closure. There […]