Hexabenzocoronene Graphitic Nanotube Appended with Dithienylethene Pendants: Photochromism for the Modulation of Photoconductivity

A semiconducting organic nanotube composed of a graphite-like bilayer of columnarly assembled hexabenzocoronene units (see figure) changes its photoconductivity in response to photoisomerization of the photochromic dithienylethene pendants on the surface. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.