April 1, 2003
Journal Article

Dynamic pi-pi stacked molecular assemblies emit from green to red colors

Abstract

We present a dynamic molecular self-assembly system, driven mostly by pi-pi molecular orbital interactions. The formation of such self-organized dynamic systems is characterized with absorption, fluorescence, and NMR spectroscopies as well as dynamic light scattering. Our results demonstrate that proper design of molecules can promote self-organization in solution. As a result, we observed distinct red, orange, yellow, and green photoluminescence from different initial concentrations while exciting the system at the same wavelength.

Revised: November 1, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2003

Citation

Wang W., J.J. Han, L.Q. Wang, L. li, W.J. Shaw, and A.D. Li. 2003. Dynamic pi-pi stacked molecular assemblies emit from green to red colors. Nano Letters 3, no. 4:455-458. PNNL-SA-38944.