as nanostructural/morphological change and adsorption/desorption triggered by
irradiation have been found.
Keywords Clays and clay minerals · Host-guest · Photochemistry · Photoinduced
phenomena · Photophysics
Abbreviations
[Ru(bpy) 3 ]
2+
Tris(2,2-bipyridine)ruthenium(II)
AFM
Atomic force microscopy
ATR
Attenuated total reflection
AZ
Azobenzene
C 12 TMA
Dodecyltrimethylammonium ion
C 16 TMA
Hexadecyltrimethylammonium ion
CEC
Cation exchange capacity
CT
Charge transfer
DMSO
Dimethylsulfoxide
HE
A synthetic hectorite (Sumecton SWF)
KF
A natural montmorillonite (Kunipia F)
LB
Langmuir-Blodgett
LbL
Layer-by-layer deposition
LDH
Layered double hydroxide
LP-RD
A synthetic hectorite (Laponite RD)
LP-XLG
A synthetic hectorite (Laponite XLG)
MC
Merocyanine
MV
2+
Methyl viologen
PEMA
Poly(ethyl methacrylate)
PIC
Pseudoisocyanine
PMMA
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
PSS
Poly(styrene sulfonate)
PVP
Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)
R6G
Rhodamine 6G
SA
A synthetic saponite (Sumecton SA)
SP
Spiropyran
STN
+
Stilbazolium ion
SWy-1
A Na-montmorillonite from Wyoming, USA
SYn-1
A synthetic mica-montmorillonite
TEOS
Tetraethoxysilane
TMA
Tetramethylammonium ion
TPP
Tetraphenylporphine
TSM
Fluoro-tetrasilicic mica
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