Bisthienylethenes (BTEs) are one of the most promising families of photochromic compounds because of their fatigue resistance and thermally irreversible properties for use in optoelectronic devices such as ultrahigh-density optical data storage, molecular switches, logic gates, molecular wires, sensors, and so on. This article describes recent development of switchable photochromic bisthienylethene materials, especially multi-switchable bisthienylethene materials including multi-color photochromic materials, multi-switchable organogelators and liquid crystals. We also highlight our recent contributions in this field. © The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Tian, H., & Wang, S. (2007). Photochromic bisthienylethene as multi-function switches. Chemical Communications. Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/b610004j
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