3D printable photochromic molecular materials for reversible information storage

Wales, Dominic J.; Cao, Qun; Kastner, Katharina; Karjalainen, Erno; Newton, Graham N.; Sans, Victor

Abstract

The formulation of advanced molecular materials with bespoke polymeric ionic liquid matrices that stabilize and solubilize hybrid organic-inorganic polyoxometalates and allow their processing by additive manufacturing, is effectively demonstrated. The unique photo and redox properties of nanostructured POMs are translated across the scales (from molecular design to functional materials) to yield macroscopic functional devices with reversible hotochromism. These properties open a range of potential applications including reversible information storage based on controled topological and temporal reduction/oxidation of pre-formed printed devices. This approach pushes the boundaries of 3D printing to the molecular limits, allowing us to couple the freedom of design enabled by 3D printing with the molecular tuneability of polymerizable ionic liquids and the photoactivity and orbital engineering possible with hybrid polyoxometalates.

Citation

Wales, D. J., Cao, Q., Kastner, K., Karjalainen, E., Newton, G. N., & Sans, V. (2018). 3D printable photochromic molecular materials for reversible information storage. Advanced Materials, 30(26), Article 1800159. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800159

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 30, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Apr 30, 2018
• Publication Date: Jun 27, 2018
• Deposit Date: May 1, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: May 1, 2019
• Journal: Advanced Materials
• Print ISSN: 0935-9648
• Electronic ISSN: 1521-4095
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 26
• Article Number: 1800159
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201800159
• Keywords: 3D printing, polyoxometalates, poly(ionic liquids), smart materials, photochromism
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/942328
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adma.201800159
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: 3D-Printable Photochromic Molecular Materials for Reversible Information Storage / Dominic J. Wales, Qun Cao, Katharina Kastner, Erno Karjalainen, Graham N. Newton, Victor Sans, Advanced Materials, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1002/adma.201800159. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
• Contract Date: May 1, 2018