Supramolecular Porphyrin Polymers in Solution and at the Solid−Liquid Interface

• Published in: Nano letters Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 253 - 259
• Main Authors: van Hameren, Richard, van Buul, Arend M, Castriciano, Maria A, Villari, Valentina, Micali, Norberto, Schön, Peter, Speller, Sylvia, Monsù Scolaro, Luigi, Rowan, Alan E, Elemans, Johannes A. A. W, Nolte, Roeland J. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.01.2008
• Subjects: Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Materials science; Methods of nanofabrication; Organic compounds; Physics; Self-assembly; Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography; Structure of specific crystalline solids; Cadmium; Trimer; Liquid solid interface; Light scattering; Solidification front; Precipitates; Dewetting; Fibers; Aggregation; Thin films; Self-assembly; Precipitation; Supramolecular structure; Cyclohexane; Hexane; Polymers; Mica; Porphyrins
• ISSN: 1530-6984; 1530-6992
• DOI: 10.1021/nl072563f

We have investigated in detail the self-assembly of a chiral porphyrin trimer in different solvents and correlated this behavior to the aggregation of the molecule at a solid−liquid interface. In n-hexane and cyclohexane, CD spectroscopy and dynamic and static light scattering studies showed that th...