Ordered assembly of protonated porphyrin driven by single-wall carbon nanotubes. J- and H-aggregates to nanorods.

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005 Aug 31 127 34 11884-5

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Hasobe T, Fukuzumi S, Kamat PV

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Radiation Laboratory, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.

Abstract

Ordered assemblies of protonated porphyrin in the form of J- and H-type aggregates have been achieved on the single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNTs) surface. This unusual molecular aggregation phenomenon driven by SWCNTs further enables macroscopic assembly in the form of linear bundles.

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16117495