Conspectus π-Conjugation between heterocyclic donor (D) and acceptor (A) groups via a
polymethine chain leads to dyes with dipole moments greater than 10 D. These dipole …

A series of well-defined chromophore stacks is obtained upon self-assembly of merocyanine
and bis (merocyanine) dyes in nonpolar solvents. Careful design of the spacer moieties …

Self-organization of natural nanostructures controlled by noncovalent interactions is an
important topic in biophysics. In most cases, such as protein folding, biological self-assembly …

J‐aggregates are highly desired dye aggregates but so far there has been no general
concept how to accomplish the required slip‐stacked packing arrangement for dipolar …

Step by step: Bis (merocyanine) dyes 1 self-assemble in a stepwise manner with increasing
concentration to afford supramolecular polymers, organogels, and liquid-crystalline phases …

Aggregation of polar merocyanine dyes has been identified as an important problem in the
fabrication of organic materials for photonic applications. In this work, a series of …

This critical review provides an overview on the formation of π-stacks of functional dyes in
solution, aiming to acquaint young researchers with this topical research field and to …

Two highly dipolar merocyanine dyes were tethered by a rigid tris (n-dodecyloxy) xylylene
unit that preorganizes the dyes for a supramolecular polymerization process through …

The evolution of homochirality in nature is still not clearly understood despite the fact that
this intriguing natural phenomenon has attracted generations of researchers of various …

A series of nine dipolar merocyanine dyes has been studied as organic semiconductors in
transistors and solar cells. These dyes exhibited single-crystal packing motifs with different …