Diarylethene Molecular Clocks

Dual-Mode Time Encryption

Three photochromic diarylethene molecules with different photoisomerization rates enable dynamic encryption where the correct message appears only at a specific time.

Jie, Liu · Baoshuai, Liang · Yu, Dong · Huacan, Wu · Zhang, Chuang · Haizhou, Pei · Mengdi, Zuo · Xiaolan, Yu · Shiya, Zheng · Feng, Shiyu · Huang, Weiguo

Advanced Functional Materials 2025

Specifications

DAE-B DAE-NH
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Advantages

Three molecules DAE-B, DAE-NH, and DAE-N exhibit different photoisomerization rates

Under 254 nm irradiation, DAE-B and DAE-NH appear magenta upon cyclization, while DAE-N emits orange fluorescence