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Controlling the Size, Shape and Stability of Supramolecular Polymers in Water
Published on: August 2, 2012
Highly Luminescent and Water-Soluble Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Organic Framework: All-Organic Photosensitizer
Hyun-Jun Lee1, Hyeong-Ju Kim1, Eung-Chang Lee1
1Center for Supramolecular Optoelectronic Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, ENG 445, Seoul, 151-744, Korea.
Abstract:
A highly fluorescent (ΦF =0.60) and water-soluble two-dimensional (2D) honeycomb-shaped supramolecular organic framework (SOF) was successfully synthesized in pure aqueous solution via self-assembly of novel cyanostilbene-functionalized trilateral guest molecules and cucurbit[8]uril hosts. The size of this fluorescent 2D SOF was >500 nm in diameter, 1.7 nm in thickness, and 3.9 nm in the honeycomb pore diameter. This 2D SOF holds potential as a new all-organic photosensitizer template for photocatalytic H2 evolution from pure water.
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