In bionanotechnology, the field of creating functional materials consisting of bio-inspired
molecules, the function and shape of a nanostructure only appear through the assembly of …

Nanocomposite materials consist of nanometer-sized quantum objects such as atoms,
molecules, voids or nanoparticles embedded in a host material. These quantum objects can …

Luminescent organic nanotubes derived from the co-assembly of cyanostilbene (CS) based
cationic supramolecular polymers and bio-polyanion heparin, a known anticoagulant, have …

Photosynthetic antennae and organic electronic materials use topological, structural, and
molecular control of delocalized excitons to enhance and direct energy transfer. Interactions …

An extension of the essential states model is developed to investigate the absorption and
electronic properties of a highly dipolar merocyanine dye and double and quadruple π …

Cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) studies suggest that TTBC
molecules self-assemble in aqueous solution to form single-walled tubes with a diameter of …

Self-assembled ordered structures, such as H-or J-type molecular aggregates of organic
chromophores, are extremely interesting materials for different optoelectronic applications …

Supramolecular aggregates of synthetic dye molecules offer great perspectives to prepare
biomimetic functional materials for light-harvesting and energy transport. The design is …

Cyanine dyes are known to form large-scale aggregates of various morphologies via
spontaneous self-assembly in aqueous solution, akin to chromonic liquid crystals. Atomistic …

Bioinspired, self-assembled nanotubes have been investigated by low-temperature,
polarization-resolved single-tube spectroscopy. These assemblies are based on zinc chlorin …