Storage and Processing of Information Using Molecules: The All-Photonic Approach with Simple and Multi-Photochromic Switches
Review article, 2013
The use of photochromes for the implementation of molecular logic operations is a very promising approach toward molecular computing. This statement is based on a) the possibility of operating such molecular devices exclusively with photonic signals and b) spatiotemporally and remotely controlled switching, which is characteristic for photochromes. Herein, a brief overview of the application of simple photochromes and multi-photochromic conjugates for the small-scale functional integration of complicated logic circuits is given. This complements and extends efforts to design molecular photochromic memories for data storage described by many research groups worldwide.
keypad lock
unimolecular platform
logic gate
logic gates
d-flip-flop
molecular devices
fluorescence
photochromism
half-adder
system
switches
fluorescence
memory
electron-transfer
readout
nondestructive
Author
Joakim Andreasson
Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Physical Chemistry
U. Pischel
University of Huelva
Israel Journal of Chemistry
0021-2148 (ISSN) 18695868 (eISSN)
Vol. 53 5 236-246Photochromic Systems for Solid State Molecular Electronic Devices and Light-Activated Cancer Drugs (PHOTOCHROMES)
European Commission (EC) (EC/FP7/203952), 2008-09-01 -- 2013-08-31.
Subject Categories
Physical Chemistry
DOI
10.1002/ijch.201300014