Functional Supramolecular Architectures, 2 Vols.

BONDSIntroductionExamples of Rubust Charge-Assisted H-Bonded (CAHB) NetworksCharge-Assisted H-Bonded Networks Based on Amidinium TectonsCharge-Assisted H-Bonded Networks Based on Amidinium and Polycyanometallate TectonsProperties of Charge-Assisted H-Bonded Networks Based on Amidinium TectonsDesign of Crystals Based on CAHB NetworksConclusionSYNTHESIS AND DESIGN OF PI-CONJUGATED ORGANIC ARCHITECTURES DOPED WITH HETEROATOMSIntroductionBoronSulfur, Selenium, and TelluriumMiscellaneousConclusionsPART III: Nanopatterning and ProcessingFUNCTIONALIZATION AND ASSEMBLING OF INORGANIC NANOCONTAINERS FOR OPTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONSIntroductionZeolite L as Inorganic NanocontainersFunctionalization of Zeolites: Host-Guest Chemistry and Surface and Channel FunctionalizationsPhotoinduced Processes in ZeolitesSelf-Assembly in Solution and on SurfacesPossible Optical and Biomedical Applications of NanocontainersSOFT LITHOGRAPHY FOR PATTERNING SELF-ASSEMBLING SYSTEMSIntroductionSelf-Assembling SystemsSoft LithographyContact Printing of SAMs with High ResolutionSoft Lithography to Pattern Assemblies of NanoparticlesSoft Lithography Pattern Supramolecular AssemblyConcluding RemarksCOLLOIDAL SELF-ASSEMBLY OF SEMICONDUCTING POLYMER NANOSPHERES: A NOVEL ROUTE TO FUNCTIONAL ARCHITECTURES FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICESIntroductionFormation of Semiconducting Polymer NanospheresDriving Forces behind Nanoparticle Self-Assembly ProcessesDeposition Methods for Aqueous Dispersions of Semiconducting Polymer NanospheresConclusionsPHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNING OF ORGANIC ELECTRONIC MATERIALSIntroductionPhotolithographic Methods for Patterning Organic MaterialsConclusions and General ConsiderationsPART IV: Scanning Probe MicroscopiesTOWARD SUPRAMOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF FUNCTIONAL NANOMATERIALS: PREPROGRAMMING MULTICOMPONENT 2D SELF-ASSEMBLY AT SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACESIntroductionVan der Waals InteractionsHydrogen-Bonding InteractionsMetal-Ligand InteractionsConclusions and OutlookSTM CHARACTERIZATION OF SUPRAMOLECULAR MATERIALS WITH POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGYIntroductionCharacterization Using STM and Related TechnologiesMolecular Systems with Applications in ElectronicsOptically Active MoleculesMagnetic SystemsSTM Characterization and Biological Surface ScienceUsing the STM to Initiate Chemical ReactionsConclusions and PerspectiveSCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY INSIGHTS INTO SUPRAMOLECULAR PI-CONJUGATED NANOSTRUCTURES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC DIVICESIntroduction: SPM Techniques for the Nanoscale Characterization of Organic Thin FilmsControlling the Supramolecular Assembly and Nanoscale Morphology of Pi-Conjugated (Macro)MoleculesEffect of the Nanoscale Morphology on the Optoelectronic Properties and Device PerformancesConclusions and PerspectivesSINGLE-MOLECULE ORGANIC ELECTRONICS: TOWARD FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURESIntroductionTechniquesSummary and OutlookVOLUME 2PART V: Electronic and Optical PropertiesCHARGE TRANSFER EXCITIONS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR SEMICONDUCTOR NANOSTRUCTURESIntroductionExperimental MethodologiesDelayed PL Decay Dynamics: Evidence of Charge Transfer Exciton Recombination in T6Distribution of Charge Transfer Exciton RadiiConclusionsOPTICAL PROPERTIES AND ELECTRONIC STATES IN ANISOTROPIC CONJUGATED POLYMERS: INTRA- AND INTERCHAIN EFFECTSIntroductionPolymer Properties and OrientationIntrachain EffectsInterchain EffectsConclusionsNANOSCALE SHAPE OF CONJUGATED POLYMER CHAINS REVEALED BY SINGLE-MOLECULE SPECTROSCOPYIntroductionThe Single-Molecule ApproachChain ShapeConclusionsELECTRONIC STRUCTURE ENGINEERING THROUGH INTRAMOLECULAR POLAR BONDSIntroductionElectrostatic ConsiderationsIntroducing Energy LevelsIntrinsic Intramolecular Surface DipolesImplications for Materials and DevicesConclusionsPART VI: Field-Effect TransistorsCRYSTAL STRUCTURE PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP IN OFETSIntroductionSingle-Crystal OFETsCrystal Packing MotifsPolymorphismSummaryBIOACTIVE SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES IN ELECTRONIC SENSING DEVICESIntroductionSupramolecular Architectures for Organic Thin-Film Field-Effect Sensing TransistorsBioactive Sensing LayerSensing Devices with Polyelectrolyte Multilayer ArchitecturesElectronic Sensing Devices with Phospholipid Layer ArchitecturesConclusions and PerspectivesFIELD-EFFECT DEVICES BASED ON ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROJUNCTIONSIntroductionField-Effect DevicesConclusionsFUNCTIONAL SEMICONDUCTING BLENDSIntroductionProcessing AidsMechanically Tough Semiconducting BlendsFerroelectric Semiconducting BlendsPhotovoltaic BlendsConclusionsPART VII: Solar CellsHYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DIODES: PHOTOACTION AT THE HETEROJUNCTION AND CHARGE COLLECTION THROUGH MESOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITESIntroductionBasic Operating Principles of Hybrid Solar CellsPhotoaction at the Heterojunction: Light Harvesting, Charge Generation, and RecombinationPore Filling and Current Collection in Hybrid Solar CellsSummary and OutlookNANOSTRUCTURED HYBRID SOLAR CELLSIntroductionMotivationMaterialsNanostructuresSummary and OutlookDETERMINATION AND CONTROL OF MICROSTRUCTURE IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICESIntroductionMeasurement of Microstructure in Polyer: Fullerene Blend FilmsControl of the Structure of Organic Photovoltaic Materials through Chemical DesignControl of Microstructure in Polymer: Fullerene Blend Devices via ProcessingNumerical Simulations of MicrostructureConclusionsMORPHOLOGY AND PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTIES OF POLYMER-POLYMER BLENDSIntroductionNeutral Excitations at Polymer-Polymer HeterojunctionsPolymer-Polymer Blends Formed in NanoparticlesExcited State and Photovoltaic Properties of Blends of M3EH-PPV with CN-Ether-PPVCorrelation Between Heterojunction Topology and Fill FactorConcluding RemarksPART VIII: LEDs/LECsTHE LIGHT-EMITTING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL: UTILIZING IONS FOR SELF-ASSEMBLY AND IMPROVED DEVICE OPERATIONIntroductionHistorical Background and Liquid-Containing LECsThe Solid-State LECThe Controversial Operational MechanismThe Self-Assembled and Dynamic p-n JunctionDevice PerformanceConcluding RemarksOPTICAL AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT PROPERTIES OF CONJUGATED POLYROTAXANESIntroductionConjugated Polyrotaxanes as Insulated Molecular Wires and Organic NanostructuresSolution Optical Properties of Conjugated Polyrotaxanes: Control and Tuning of Intermolecular InteractionsRole of Progressive Encapsulation in the Control fo the Photophysics of Conjugated PolyrotaxanesRole of Cyclodextrin Size on the Photophysics and Resistance to Quenching of Conjuated PolyrotaxanesIonic Interactions in the Solid State and Solutions with Poly(ethylene Oxide) (PEO)Solid-State Optical and Electroluminescent Properties of Conjugated PolyrotaxanesElectroluminescence of Conjugated PolyrotaxanesConclusions