Efficient solid-state photoswitching of methoxyazobenzene in a metal–organic framework for thermal energy storage

Griffiths, Kieran and Halcovitch, Nathan and Griffin, John (2022) Efficient solid-state photoswitching of methoxyazobenzene in a metal–organic framework for thermal energy storage. Chemical Science, 13 (10). pp. 3014-3019. ISSN 2041-6520

Abstract

4-Methoxyazobenzene can be occluded into the pores of a MOF and show near-quantitative E → Z photoisomerization under irradiation with 365 nm light. The energy density of the composite is 101 J g<jats:sup/>−1 and the half-life of the Z-isomer is 6 days.