Chemistry Letters, Vol.40, No.11, 1267-1268, 2011
Synthesis, Photochromic, and Electrical Properties of Diarylethene Derivatives Having 9-Carbazolyl or 2-(1,3,4-Oxadiazolyl) Group as Carrier Mobilization Sites
Diarylethene derivatives, 1c and 1d, having carrier mobilization sites have been synthesized. Their photochromic properties are examined both in solution and in thin film. Current voltage characteristics at photostationary state of 1c and 1d showed drastic current increase compared with the corresponding open-ring isomers 1c and 1d, respectively.