Self-Assembly of Light-Harvesting Crystalline Nanosheets in Aqueous Media

• Published in: ACS nano Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 3547 - 3556
• Main Authors: Shahar, Chen, Baram, Jonathan, Tidhar, Yaron, Weissman, Haim, Cohen, Sidney R, Pinkas, Iddo, Rybtchinski, Boris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 23.04.2013
• Subjects: Absorption; Arrays; Assemblies; Colloids - chemistry; Crystal structure; Excitation spectra; Light; Materials Testing; Media; Morphology; Nanostructure; Nanostructures - chemistry; Nanostructures - ultrastructure; Particle Size; Refractometry; Scattering, Radiation; Self assembly; Two dimensional; Water - chemistry; self-assembly; 2D crystals; perylene diimides; aromatic amphiphiles; energy transfer; exciton diffusion; water; photonic materials

A methodology leading to facile self-assembly of crystalline aromatic arrays in dilute aqueous solutions would enable efficient fabrication and processing of organic photonic and electronic materials in water. In particular, soluble 2D crystalline nanosheets may mimic the properties of photoactive t...