Claims
- 1. A photo-induced phase transition organic material composed of a diheteroarylethene compound within which photo-chromic reaction occurs in a crystalline state, said diheteroarylethene compound being expressed by a following general formula I:
- 2. A photo-induced phase transition organic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of said substituents A and B is selected from the following substituents in which “R” expresses an alkyl group or a phenyl group:
- 3. A photo-induced phase transition organic material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diheteroarylethene compound is to be transferred in phase from an open-ring form to a closed-ring form with ultraviolet irradiation, and to be transferred in phase from the closed-ring form to the open-ring form with visible-light irradiation.
Priority Claims (1)
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H11-64407 |
Mar 1999 |
JP |
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation application of PCT/JP00/01330 filed on Mar. 6, 2000.
Divisions (1)
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09927931 |
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Continuations (1)
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PCT/JP00/01330 |
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