Title: Synthesis and properties of π conjugated organic molecular one-dimensional nanomaterials

Authors: Huibiao Liu, Yuliang Li, Daoben Zhu

Addresses: CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China. ' CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China. ' CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P.R. China

Abstract: Much attention is turning to nanoscale organic materials, due to many unique properties such as flexibility, high photoconductivity, and nonlinear optical effects that may offer novel applications in nano-optoelectronic devices. We have synthesised new π conjugated organic molecular aggregates using various methods, including template, solid phase organic reaction, thermal evaporation method and organic vapour-solid phase reaction. The dimension-dependent emission properties were observed in the nanowires and nanorods. The approaches are expected to form new general routes for the controlled morphosynthesis of organic molecular materials in restricted dimensions, with controlled size and shape, the solid-state physical properties of which are of great interest.

Keywords: one-dimensional nanostructures; conjugated molecules; aggregates; dimensional-dependent; charge transfer salts; nanotechnology; nanoscale organic materials; nanowires; nanorods; nanomaterials; nanooptoelectronic devices.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2007.012324

International Journal of Nanotechnology, 2007 Vol.4 No.1/2, pp.197 - 213

Published online: 05 Feb 2007 *

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