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Leveraging Crystalline and Amorphous States of a Metal-Organic Complex for Transformation of the Photosalient Effect and Positive-Negative Photochromism.

Yu-Juan MaGuowei XiaoXiaoyu FangTianhong ChenDongpeng Yan
Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2023)
Uncovering differences between crystalline and amorphous states in molecular solids would both promote the understanding of their structure-property relationships, as well as inform development of multi-functional materials based on the same compound. Herein, for the first time, we report an approach to leverage crystalline and amorphous states of a zero-dimensional metal-organic complex, which exhibited negative and positive photochromism, due to the competitive chemical routes between photocycloaddition and photogenerated radicals. Furthermore, different polymorphs lead to the on/off toggling of photo-burst movement (photosalient effect), indicating the controllable light-mechanical conversion. Three demos were further constructed to support their application in information encryption and anti-counterfeiting. This work provides the proof-of-concept of a state- and polymorph-dependent photochemical route, paving an effective way for the design of new dynamically responsive systems.
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