Functionality of Molecular Systems

1. Concept of a Molecular System, Molecular Unit, and Molecular Material.- 2. Architectural Design and Preparation of Molecular Systems.- 2.1 Functional Polymers.- 2.1.1 Electron-Conducting Polymers.- 2.1.2 Ion-Conducting Polymers.- References.- 2.2 Organized Molecular Assemblies.- 2.2.1 Bilayer Membranes.- 2.2.2 Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) Membranes.- References.- 2.3 Specially Prepared Molecular Systems.- 2.3.1 Ultrathin Films.- 2.3.2 Ultrafine Particles.- 2.3.3 STM of Adsorbed Molecules.- References.- 3. Molecular Systems and Their Applications to Information Transduction.- 3.1 Electroactive Molecular Systems.- 3.1.1 Electrochromic Molecules.- 3.1.2 Electroluminescent Systems.- References.- 3.2 Photoactive Molecular Systems.- 3.2.1 Photochromic Molecules.- 3.2.2 Photochemical Hole Burning.- 3.2.3 Nonlinear Optics.- 3.2.4 Optical Computers (Molecular Processors).- References.- 3.3 Chemoactive Molecular Systems.- 3.3.1 Integrated Molecular Systems for Biosensing.- 3.3.2 Chemiluminescence.- References.- 4. Molecular Systems and Their Applications to Energy Conversion.- 4.1 Photoactive Molecular Systems.- 4.1.1 Molecular Systems in Biological Photoreceptors.- 4.1.2 Artificial Molecular Systems of Photoinduced Energy Conversion.- References.- 4.2 Photoelectrochemical Conversion.- 4.2.1 Photoelectrochemical Conversion of Solar Energy.- 4.2.2 Photoelectrochemical Reduction of CO2.- 4.2.3 Photocatalytic Decomposition of Air and Water Pollutants.- 4.2.4 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 4.3 Mechanoactive Molecular Systems.- 4.3.1 Thermomechanical Effect.- 4.3.2 Chemomechanical Effect.- 4.3.3 Photomechanical Effect.- References.- 5. Molecular Devices and Molecular Systems—Present Status and the Future.- References.