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The Rylene Colorant Family—Tailored Nanoemitters for Photonics Research and Applications
Author(s) -
Weil Tanja,
Vosch Tom,
Hofkens Johan,
Peneva Kalina,
Müllen Klaus
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200902532
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , photonics , energy transfer , design elements and principles , materials science , chemistry , systems engineering , engineering , chemical physics , optoelectronics
This Review summarizes the latest advances in the field of rylene dyes and rylene nanoemitters for applications in photonics, and describes the influence of the dye design on the optical properties, the self‐assembly, the molecular interactions, as well as the labeling specificity of the compounds. The interplay between tailored (macro)molecular design and bulk/single‐molecule spectroscopy enables complex processes to be explained, for example, the kinetics of energy‐transfer processes or (bio)catalysis. Such investigations are essential for the ultimate design of optimized nanoemitters, and require a close cooperation between spectroscopists and preparative organic chemists.