Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination
Abstract Circular organic crystals are essential as optically transducive components in flexible organic optoelectronics, yet this crystal habit is not easily obtained through traditional crystallization approaches. Here, we present a photoresponsive organic crystalline material that when exposed to...
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| description | Abstract Circular organic crystals are essential as optically transducive components in flexible organic optoelectronics, yet this crystal habit is not easily obtained through traditional crystallization approaches. Here, we present a photoresponsive organic crystalline material that when exposed to ultraviolet or visible light, initially undergoes photoinduced bending, followed by photosalient effect and accompanied by delamination to elastic quasicircular microcrystals. Curvature analysis under different conditions confirms the controllability of this process. Light at 365 nm, 405 nm, and 445 nm generates microcrystals with high curvatures (11–12 mm−1), while 470 nm light produces lower curvature (5 mm−1), aligning with the absorption profile. Increasing the excitation power from 15 mW to 150 mW results in increase of the yield of microcrystals with high curvatures (10–20 mm−1) from 20% to 94%. This light-driven fabrication method provides a controlled and reproducible means of realizing rare crystal morphologies, highlighting the potential for exploring quantitative relationships between such morphologies and their unconventional optical properties. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e80a408287904ac3951d3293b22b52c12025-08-20T02:03:32ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232025-05-011611910.1038/s41467-025-59670-wElastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delaminationChengde Ding0Baolei Tang1Liang Li2Panče Naumov3Hongyu Zhang4State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin UniversityState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin UniversitySmart Materials Lab, New York University Abu DhabiSmart Materials Lab, New York University Abu DhabiState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin UniversityAbstract Circular organic crystals are essential as optically transducive components in flexible organic optoelectronics, yet this crystal habit is not easily obtained through traditional crystallization approaches. Here, we present a photoresponsive organic crystalline material that when exposed to ultraviolet or visible light, initially undergoes photoinduced bending, followed by photosalient effect and accompanied by delamination to elastic quasicircular microcrystals. Curvature analysis under different conditions confirms the controllability of this process. Light at 365 nm, 405 nm, and 445 nm generates microcrystals with high curvatures (11–12 mm−1), while 470 nm light produces lower curvature (5 mm−1), aligning with the absorption profile. Increasing the excitation power from 15 mW to 150 mW results in increase of the yield of microcrystals with high curvatures (10–20 mm−1) from 20% to 94%. This light-driven fabrication method provides a controlled and reproducible means of realizing rare crystal morphologies, highlighting the potential for exploring quantitative relationships between such morphologies and their unconventional optical properties.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59670-w |
| spellingShingle | Chengde Ding Baolei Tang Liang Li Panče Naumov Hongyu Zhang Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination Nature Communications |
| title | Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination |
| title_full | Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination |
| title_fullStr | Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination |
| title_short | Elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination |
| title_sort | elastic circular organic microcrystals prepared by photoinduced delamination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59670-w |
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