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DOIONLINE NO - IJASEAT-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-13773

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International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT)-IJASEAT
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Issue
Volume-6, Issue-3, Spl. Iss-2  ( Sep, 2018 )
Paper Title
Photo Switchable Hexaarylbiimidazoles for Potential use in Switching Technologies Applications
Author Name
Al-Anood M. Al-Dies, Abdullah M. Asiri, Salman A. Khan
Affilition
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Pages
37-43
Abstract
We report the synthesis and optical properties of a novel hexaarylbiimidazoles (HABIs) molecular switches. The light pink color of hexaarylbiimidazole (HABI) in benzene and in polymer films obtained with ultra violet irradiation showed new absorption band at 531 nm. whereas, the light-yellow solution of bridged hexaarylbiimidazole (B-HABI) in benzene quickly turned green under ultra violet irradiation and showed new absorption band at 594 nm. Kinetic study shows that the photodissociation process is faster in B-HABI, and the thermal recombination is faster in HABI. Also, we found that the photodissociation and thermal recombination process decreased with annealing in HABI doped in polymer films. HABI exhibit great stability with 101 repetitive switching cycles in benzene, the absorbance of radical species decreased to 50 % after 97 cycles. Index Terms— Photochromism, thermochromism, kinetics, fatigue resistance.
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