title: Light harvesting dendrimers.
abstract: Tree-like dendrimers with decreasing number of chromophores from periphery to core is an attractive candidate for light-harvesting applications. Numerous dendritic designs with different kinds of light-collecting chromophores at periphery and an energy-sink at the core have been demonstrated with high energy transfer efficiency. These building blocks are now being developed for several applications such as light-emitting diodes, frequency converters and other photonic devices. This review outlines the efforts that are based on both conjugated and non-conjugated dendrimers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Arpornrat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nantalaksakul
authors.forename: D Raghunath
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bardeen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thayumanavan
mesh_terms: D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004583:Electrons; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements / Q000737:chemistry; D008027:Light; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D050091:Dendrimers; D028581:Lanthanoid Series Elements; D011108:Polymers; D011166:Porphyrins; C041325:polyphenylene sulfide