| abstract |
Various embodiment of the present invention are directed to organic molecules that are reconfigurable under application of an external electric field. One organic molecule embodiment of the present invention has the structure: n n n n n n n n n n where L 1 X 1 and L 2 X 2 are optional connector groups, A represents an electron acceptor group, D represents an electron donor group, R and R′ represent spacer molecules, and R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 represent atoms and hydrocarbons. |