Nanosecond laser-induced amplification of a photochromic reaction in a diarylethene nanoparticle

A research team in Ehime University found a drastically amplified ring-opening reaction yield in aqueous nanoparticle colloids of a photochromic diarylethene when induced by an intense nanosecond laser pulse, and clarified its amplification mechanism. The findings were published on July 4, 2020, in Chemical Communications and appeared on the back cover of the journal.