Tuning photochromism in multivariate zinc dipyridyl-naphthalenediimide coordination polymers
Adnan Ishaq, Louise Male, Neil R Champness · 2026
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Adnan Ishaq, Louise Male, and Neil R Champness tune color changing crystals by mixing two halides in one framework. Their polymers link zinc and a naphthalene based unit that darkens under light when it gains an electron. Chloride and bromide versions share the same structure, so blends across the full range could be grown. The strength of the color change grew steadily with bromide share, they found.
Computer calculations explain the trend: bromide's electron cloud overlaps the acceptor unit better than chloride's, easing electron transfer. Ishaq and the team call the result a clean composition property rule. Such dial a response behavior could serve data storage, sensing, and light driven catalysis where a graded reply beats an on off switch.
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| CREATOR | Adnan Ishaq, Louise Male, Neil R Champness |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 13 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |