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Self‐Assembly of Cationic Dipeptides Forming Rectangular Microtubes and Microrods with Optical Waveguiding Properties
Author(s) -
Li Qi,
Ma Hongchao,
Wang Anhe,
Jia Yi,
Dai Luru,
Li Junbai
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced optical materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 91
ISSN - 2195-1071
DOI - 10.1002/adom.201400308
Subject(s) - materials science , cationic polymerization , self assembly , nanotechnology , evaporation , fluorescence , microsphere , optoelectronics , optics , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Rectangular microtubes and microrods are obtained using a slow solvent‐evaporation method that induces the self‐assembly of cationic diphenylalanine peptide (CDP). The microrods and microtubes have similar structures, but the microrods are single‐crystalline. The microrods can be made fluorescent, revealing evident optical waveguiding properties.