Heterogeneous interfaces that are ubiquitous in optoelectronic devices play a key role in the
device performance and have led to the prosperity of today's microelectronics. Interface …

Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Conspectus This Account describes a body of research in the design, synthesis, and
assembly of molecular materials made from strained polycyclic aromatic molecules. The …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a typical class of organic semiconductors
demonstrate unique optical, electrical, magnetic and other interesting properties due to their …

Discotic liquid crystals (DLCs) have been exploited in opto-electronic devices for their
advantageous properties including long-range self-assembling, self-healing, ease of …

Three‐dimensional covalent organic frameworks (3D COFs) with a pcu topology have been
obtained from distorted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons acting as triangular antiprismatic …

While the unique optical properties of liquid crystals (LCs) are already well exploited for flat‐
panel displays, their intrinsic ability to self‐organize into ordered mesophases, which are …

Manipulating and controlling the self-organisation of small collections of molecules, as an
alternative to investigating individual molecules, has motivated researchers bent on …

For detecting substances that are invisible to the human eye or nose, and particularly those
biomolecules, the devices must have very small feature sizes, be compact and provide a …

The main applications and potential applications of discotic liquid crystals are reviewed. At
present their most important application is in the manufacture of optical compensating films; …