Self-assembled solvato-morphologically controlled photochromic crystals.

Supporting Information Self-assembled Solvato-morphologically Controlled Photochromic Crystals**

Ultrafast Dynamics in Quasi-One-Dimensional Organic Molecular Crystals Self-Assembled Monolayers of Photochromic Molecules

Self-assembled fullerene nanostructures.

This review briefly summarizes recent developments in fabrication techniques of shape-controlled nanostructures of fullerene crystals across different length scales and the self-assembled mesostructures of functionalized fullerenes both in solutions and solid substrates.

Photochromic one-dimensional nanostructures based on dithienylethene: fabrication by light-induced precipitation and reversible transformation in the nanoparticle state.

A convenient protocol has been developed to fabricate one-dimensional nanostructures of a photochromic molecule cis-l,2-dicyano-l,2-bis(2,4,5-trimethyl-3-thieny1)ethene (CMTE). Light-induced self-assembled nanorods and nanowires of the colored form were obtained in situ under UV light irradiation in aqueous dispersion and redissolved under green light. Reversible and fatigue-resistant optical s...

“Self-assembly of DNA and RNA oligomers: liquid crystal ordering and autocatalysis”

The combination of solubility, coded pairing and adjustable flexibility make DNA a unique polymer for designing self-assembled nanostructures with highly controlled structure and mutual interactions. I will exemplify how these properties can be exploited to produce DNA-based systems enabling the exploration of challenging topics in the science of gels, polymers, liquid crystals, phase separations.