One-dimensional organic photonic heterostructures: rational construction and spatial engineering of excitonic emission.

Zhang, Chuang; Yan, Yongli; Jing, Yuan-Yuan; Shi, Qiang; Zhao, Yong Sheng; Yao, Jiannian · Adv Mater · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Organic photonic heterostructures are constructed through a template-free self-assembly method. The host-guest intermolecular interactions play an essential role in the formation of various block orange-blue-orange and blue/green microtubes. The spatial distribution of excitons is engineered to investigate the excitonic behaviors in light propagation along the axial heterostructures. These results offer a new route to the integration of organic photonic building blocks for optical processing applications.

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