The chemistry of organic nanomaterials

AC Grimsdale, K Müllen - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The development of nanotechnology using organic materials is one of the most intellectually
and commercially exciting stories of our times. Advances in synthetic chemistry and in …

Single molecules as optical nanoprobes for soft and complex matter

F Kulzer, T Xia, M Orrit - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The optical signals of single molecules provide information about structure and dynamics of
their nanoscale environment, free from space and time averaging. These new data are …

Synthesis and applications of core-enlarged perylene dyes

Y Avlasevich, C Li, K Müllen - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Perylene dyes not only feature high chemical and photochemical stability, high molar
absorptivities and fluorescence quantum yields but also offer wide possibilities for chemical …

From industrial colorants to single photon sources and biolabels: The fascination and function of rylene dyes

A Herrmann, K Müllen - Chemistry Letters, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Perylene dyes are key chromophores in dyestuff chemistry. The solubility, absorption, and
emission behavior of this class of materials can be efficiently controlled by functionalization …

Die Chemie organischer Nanomaterialien

AC Grimsdale, K Müllen - Angewandte Chemie, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Die Entwicklung der Nanotechnologie mit organischen Materialien schreibt eine
der größten intellektuellen, aber auch kommerziellen Erfolgsgeschichten unserer Zeit …

Synthesis and characterization of long perylenediimide polymer fibers: from bulk to the single-molecule level

PAJ De Witte, J Hernando, EE Neuteboom… - The Journal of …, 2006 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and characterization of perylenediimide polyisocyanides is reported. In
addition to short oligomers, our synthetic approach results in the formation of extremely long …

Imaging and Spectroscopy of Defect Luminescence and Electron−Phonon Coupling in Single SiO2 Nanoparticles

AM Chizhik, AI Chizhik, R Gutbrod, AJ Meixner… - Nano …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Silicon nanocrystals were synthesized by CO2 laser pyrolysis of SiH4. The fresh silicon
nanopowder was oxidized in water to obtain SiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) exhibiting strong red …

Memory and spectral diffusion in single-molecule emission

KL Wustholz, ED Bott, B Kahr… - The Journal of Physical …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The blinking dynamics of single violamine R (VR) molecules embedded in crystals of
potassium acid phthalate (KAP) are analyzed using threshold and change-point detection …

Electron transfer at the single‐molecule level in a triphenylamine–perylene imide molecule

TDM Bell, A Stefan, S Masuo, T Vosch, M Lor… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Single-molecule (SM) measurements have already yielded many insights into photophysical
processes and are being increasingly used to study all types of molecular systems from …

Switching of the fluorescence emission of single molecules between the locally excited and charge transfer states

MA Izquierdo, TDM Bell, S Habuchi, E Fron… - Chemical Physics …, 2005 - Elsevier
A novel perylene imide and oligo-pentaphenyl bisfluorene containing molecule is shown to
undergo electron transfer to form an emissive charge transfer state in di-benzyl ether and …