Volume 52, Issue 33 pp. 8713-8717
Communication

Controlling the Structures and Photonic Properties of Organic Nanomaterials by Molecular Design

Wei Yao

Wei Yao

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Dr. Yongli Yan

Dr. Yongli Yan

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Dr. Lin Xue

Dr. Lin Xue

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Chuang Zhang

Chuang Zhang

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Guoping Li

Guoping Li

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Prof. Qingdong Zheng

Prof. Qingdong Zheng

State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences (China)

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Prof. Yong Sheng Zhao

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Prof. Yong Sheng Zhao

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Prof. Hua Jiang

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Prof. Hua Jiang

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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Prof. Jiannian Yao

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Prof. Jiannian Yao

Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)

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First published: 05 July 2013
Citations: 202

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21125315, 51203165), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2012YQ120060 and National Basic Research 973 Program).

Graphical Abstract

Exploring the stacks: Two different but related naphthalene compounds were shown to form different nanostructures (see picture) depending on the π–π stacking and hydrogen bonding of the molecules. These nanostructures had unique photonic confinement and light-propagation characteristics, which show potential for nanophotonic circuits.

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