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Thermally Assisted Photonic Inversion of Supramolecular Handedness
Author(s) -
Gopal Anesh,
Hifsudheen Mohamed,
Furumi Seiichi,
Takeuchi Masayuki,
Ajayaghosh Ayyappanpillai
Publication year - 2012
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.201205332
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , luminescence , helicity , inversion (geology) , molecule , materials science , photonics , chemical physics , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , biology , paleontology , quantum mechanics , structural basin
Spiraling into control : A photoresponsive supramolecular assembly demonstrates that light, along with heating (Δ) and cooling (), can cause chiral communication between molecules. This effect leads to bias in the helicity of the complex, causing a reversible switching of macroscopic handedness, as shown by a reversal of sign of the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) that is emitted.