Open AccessSupramolecular phthalocyanine assemblies — a Linstead Career Award paper
Author(s) -
Roeland J. M. Nolte
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of porphyrins and phthalocyanines
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1099-1409
pISSN - 1088-4246
DOI - 10.1142/s1088424620300062
Subject(s) - phthalocyanine , supramolecular chemistry , supramolecular chirality , chemistry , nanotechnology , crystal engineering , dewetting , chirality (physics) , materials science , molecule , organic chemistry , thin film , chiral symmetry breaking , physics , quantum mechanics , quark , nambu–jona lasinio model
In this review I summarize our attempts to prepare supramolecular assemblies from phthalocyanine dyes, the objective being to design functional materials that have specific properties, [Formula: see text] electron conduction. We explore several supramolecular methods to achieve phthalocyanine assembly, [Formula: see text] by attaching crown ethers to the phthalocyanine rings and combining these with alkali metal ions, by providing them with long aliphatic tails, and by using aided assembly techniques such as wetting-dewetting interactions on surfaces. Also, chirality has been applied as a tool to produce new self-assembled structures. In our studies we focus on the electron conducting properties of the molecular materials and on their use as alignment layers for the fabrication of liquid-crystal displays.