title: Nonlinear amplification of a supramolecular complex at a multivalent interface.
abstract: Competition with a monovalent cyclodextrin host (blue cones) in solution drives the multivalent binding of a Eu(3+) complex and a sensitizer molecule to cyclodextrin monolayers through a nonlinear self-assembly process. Adamantyl groups (light-blue spheres) are attached to the EDTA ligand (black) and the antenna molecule (orange), which has a carboxylate group for coordination to the Eu(3+) ion (yellow or red in free or complexed form, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Molecular NanoFabrication and Supramolecular Chemistry & Technology groups, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Shu-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: M Deniz
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Reinhoudt
authors.forename: Aldrik H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Velders
authors.forename: Jurriaan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huskens
mesh_terms: D003505:Cyclodextrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D003505:Cyclodextrins; D008024:Ligands; D046911:Macromolecular Substances