Chemistry Letters, Vol.33, No.7, 786-787, 2004
Non-destructive readout of the photochromic recording using the IR light in the near field
An IR spectral difference of the isomers of a photochromic diarylethene derivative was successfully observed by a near field microscope. The near-field detection can be used for non-destructive readout of high-density photochromic recording of the derivative.