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Binary ionic porphyrin self-assembly: Structures, and electronic and light-harvesting properties

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Porphyrins are a class of conjugated molecules that structurally and functionally resemble natural photosynthetic and enzymatic chromophores. Crystalline solids self-assembled from anionic and cationic porphyrins yield a new class of multifunctional optoelectronic micro- and nanomaterials. In this article, we provide details on the concept of binary ionic self-assembly (ISA) and ionized forms of porphyrins, as well as formation of hierarchical structures, including nanotubes, rods and ribbons, sheets, and three-dimensional clover-like shapes, spheres, and sheaf-like structures. We summarize key physical properties from ultraviolet–visible characterizations of J-aggregate, exciton delocalization and extended π–π stacking, and related electronic and light-harvesting properties of the structures. Depending on the molecular subunits, the functionalities of the ISA materials are altered. These ISA nanostructures possess attractive light-harvesting and charge- and energy-transport functionalities and allow access to a novel class of nanomaterials with potential for applications in sensors, photovoltaics, photocatalysis, and solar power.

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Y.Z. acknowledges support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21802032), the Program for Changjiang Scholars, and the Innovative Research Team in University, Henan Province (No. PCS IRT_15R18).

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  1. Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Henan University, China

    Yong Zhong

  2. International Joint Center for Biomedical Innovation, Henan University, China

    Jiefei Wang

  3. Angstrom Thin Film Technologies LLC, USA

    Yongming Tian

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Zhong, Y., Wang, J. & Tian, Y. Binary ionic porphyrin self-assembly: Structures, and electronic and light-harvesting properties. MRS Bulletin 44, 183–188 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs.2019.40

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