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Epitaxial Nanostructured α-Quartz Films on Silicon: From the Material to New Devices
Published on: October 6, 2020
Template-directed synthesis of silica-coated J-aggregate nanotapes
Philippa J Meadows1, Erik Dujardin, Simon R Hall
1Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKBS8 1TS.
Abstract:
Self-assembly of porphyrin nanotapes in the presence of alkoxysilane reaction solutions produces hybrid nanofilaments consisting of an optically responsive J-aggregate core encased within an ultrathin shell of amorphous silica.

