Abstract
The recently-discovered ability of small logical molecules to recognize edges is exploited to achieve outline drawing from binary templates. Outlines of arbitrary curvature, several colours and thicknesses down to 1 mm are drawn in around 30 min or less by employing a common laboratory two-colour ultraviolet lamp. The outlines and the light dose-driven XOR logic with fluorescence output or ‘off-on-off’ action which is observed in the irradiated regions are modelled by combining foundational principles of photochemistry, acid-base neutralization and diffusion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4472-4478 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemical Science |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| Early online date | 12 Jun 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
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Ling, J., Naren, G., Kelly, J., Fox, D. B., & de Silva, A. P. (2015). Small molecular logic systems can draw the outlines of objects via edge visualization. Chemical Science, 6(8), 4472-4478. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5sc01537e