title: Highly ordered assembly of π-stacked distyrylbenzenes by oligoadenines.
abstract: A well-defined nanofibrous structure with lengths of several hundred nanometers and cross-sectional width of a single size (∼6 ± 0.5 nm) was self-assembled by oligoadenines, dA(20), and thymine-appended distyrylbenzene through binary complementary A-T hydrogen bond formation and the strong π-π stacking interactions. This demonstrated a useful supramolecular self-assembling approach to control the packing order of π-conjugated molecules and provided a practical means to enhance the optical properties of a material.
authors: Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Luminescence Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR China.
authors: Wanggui
authors: W
authors: Yang
authors: Ping Fang
authors: PF
authors: Xia
authors: Man Shing
authors: MS
authors: Wong