Controlled self-assembly of squaraines to 1D supramolecular architectures with high molar absorptivity.
A tailor made squaraine dye upon binding with Ca2+ self-assembles to form a spherical micellar assembly that reorganises to thermodynamically stable 1D cylindrical rods with high molar absorptivity.
Ajayaghosh
Ayyappanpillai
A
Photosciences and Photonics Group, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), CSIR, Trivandrum 695019, India. ajayaghosh62@gmail.com
Chithra
Parayalil
P
Varghese
Reji
R
Divya
Kizhumuri P
KP