Photoresponsive Molecular Crystal Data for Reversible Adhesive Development

Crystal structure data for two photoactive molecular crystals, (E)-NT and (E)-NTB, which melt within 5 seconds under visible light at 40°C. The resulting liquid adhesive can bear a weight up to 100,000 times its mass and withstands at least 50 adhesion-detach cycles. The dataset, authored by Chen-Chen Zhang and last updated in March 2026, is shared under a CC-BY-NC-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling photochemical E-to-Z isomerization kinetics based on the described kinetic rate improvements.
• Developing reversible adhesive formulations based on the described rapid crystal-to-liquid transitions and cyclic recovery.
• Simulating crystal lattice destabilization based on the described molecular distortion from heterocyclic structures.
• Testing adhesive performance in harsh environments based on the described 1-week seawater storage test.

Strengths

• Dataset includes specific performance metrics, such as adhesive strength up to 10^5 times its mass.
• Describes a rapid transition time of ≤5 seconds for crystal melting.
• Documents material durability through at least 50 adhesion-detach cycles.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 410.0 KB size indicates a very small dataset with limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely contains experimental data from the described research on photoresponsive molecular crystals.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 08:15:22; freshness should be verified.