Liquid and Photoliquefiable Azobenzene Derivatives for Solvent-free Molecular Solar Thermal Fuels.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

Institute of Advanced Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.

Published: August 2022

A series of liquid and photoliquefiable azobenzene (Azo) derivatives (Azo-C-Br) have been synthesized for molecular solar thermal fuels. Each of the liquid and photoliquefiable azo derivatives shows a high degree of isomerization, a fast isomerization rate, a long half-life, an appropriate energy storage density, and a solvent-free "charging" and "discharging" process. The photoliquefied azo derivatives can isomerize upon UV light irradiation at low temperatures to give the "UV-charged" azo ones. Therefore, the phase transition enthalpy is stored simultaneously along with the isomerization enthalpy. The "UV-charged" azo derivatives are capable of releasing heat under the manipulation of blue light.

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