Fig. 3. Theoretical elongation of the DA spring.
a Structures of the ortho-4-methoxybutyl and meta-4-methoxybutyl functionalized DA spring (MeOBuDPP) for theoretical investigations. b Calculated relation between external elongational force (F) and the dihedral angles α, β between Ph and DPP core. c Analysis of the contributions from changes in the dihedral angles and deformation of the structure on the optical properties. d Calculated relation between F and both wavelength and energy of the charge-transfer absorption band of o-/m-MeOBuDPP.