ReversiMy Shape-Shifting Organic Optical Waveguides: Formation of Organic Nanorings, Nanotubes, and Nanosheets

摘要

The science of the self-assembly of nano/microstructures from functional, organic, π-conjugated molecules is intriguing because of their potential use in optical, electrical, magnetic, and mechanical nanodevices. Recently, tremendous research effort has been aimed at changing the shape of the organic nanosolids by using temperature, stress, photons, ultrasound, and solvents. The preparation of shape-shifting nanostructures is emerging as one of the advanced topics in organic-based nanoscience, because the functions of the nanoobjects are dependent on their shape and dimensions. In the area of organic nanophotonics in particular, the confinement of optical waves in shape-shifting organic nanostructures is interesting because of their potential use in "smart" nanooptical devices, such as optical waveguides, photonic detectors, and optical sensors.