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A Highly Ordered Quantum Dot Supramolecular Assembly Exhibiting Photoinduced Emission Enhancement
Author(s) -
Yamauchi Mitsuaki,
Yamamoto Seiya,
Masuo Sadahiro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202015535
Subject(s) - azobenzene , photoisomerization , photoluminescence , supramolecular chemistry , isomerization , quantum dot , materials science , self assembly , nanotechnology , photochemistry , supramolecular assembly , chemistry , molecule , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , catalysis
Multicomponent supramolecular assembly systems enable the generation of materials with outstanding properties, not obtained from single‐component systems, via a synergetic effect. Herein, we demonstrate a novel supramolecular coassembly system rendering highly ordered quantum dot (QD) arrangement structures formed via the self‐assembly of azobenzene derivatives, where the photocontrollable photoluminescence (PL) properties of the QDs are realized based on photoisomerization. Upon mixing the assembled azobenzene derivatives and QDs in apolar media, a time‐evolution coaggregation into hierarchical nanosheets with a highly ordered QD arrangement structure occurs. Upon photoirradiation, the nanosheets transform into ill‐defined aggregates without arranged QDs together with enhancing the PL intensity. In days, the photoirradiated coaggregates undergo recovery of the PL properties corresponding to the arranged QDs through thermal isomerization.