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  • Materials Science
  • Photophysics

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  • Dye aggregates are crucial for organic electronics but controlling their spatial arrangement is challenging.
  • Precise control over chromophore arrangement is key to optimizing material properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel strategy for constructing multi-stacked supramolecular complexes with defined spatial arrangements.
  • To investigate the impact of spatial arrangement on the photophysical properties of dye aggregates.

Main Methods:

  • Coordination-driven self-assembly of shape-complementary ligands.
  • Design of a claw-like tetraphenylethylene (TPE)-based host ligand and tetratopic/ditopic guest ligands.
  • Structural characterization of double- and triple-decker supramolecular complexes.

Main Results:

  • Successfully constructed double- and triple-decker supramolecular complexes with controllable spatial configurations.
  • Identified three distinct geometric isomers of triple-decker structures based on ligand angles.
  • Observed varying ratios of radiative (kr) and non-radiative (knr) rate constants due to different TPE moiety arrangements.

Conclusions:

  • A unique strategy for constructing multi-stacks with specific spatial arrangements has been established.
  • The study provides a promising platform for understanding the aggregation behavior of fluorescent chromophores.
  • Tailoring spatial arrangements of chromophores can tune photophysical properties for optoelectronic applications.