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ArticleChemical science2021

Deciphering the evolution of supramolecular nanofibers in solution and solid-state: a combined microscopic and spectroscopic approach.

Subhankar Kundu, Arkaprava Chowdhury, Somen Nandi, Kankan Bhattacharyya, Abhijit Patra

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Article in Chemical science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Subhankar KunduDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India abhijit@iiserb.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9294-5551
Arkaprava ChowdhuryDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India abhijit@iiserb.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7582-9724
Somen NandiDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India abhijit@iiserb.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-761X
Kankan BhattacharyyaDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India abhijit@iiserb.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7463-3156
Abhijit PatraDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal By-Pass Road, Bhauri Bhopal 462066 Madhya Pradesh India abhijit@iiserb.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3144-1813

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Supramolecular self-assembly of small organic molecules has emerged as a powerful tool to construct well-defined micro- and nanoarchitecture through fine-tuning a range of intermolecular interactions. The size, shape, and optical properties of these nanostructures largely depend on the specific assembly of the molecular building units, temperature and polarity of the medium, and external stimuli. The engineering of supramolecular self-assembled nanostructures with morphology-dependent tunable emission is in high demand due to the promising scope in nanodevices and molecular machines. However, probing the evolution of molecular aggregates from the solution and directing the self-assembly process in a pre-defined fashion are challenging. In the present study, we have deciphered the sequential evolution of supramolecular nanofibers from solution to spherical and oblong-shaped nanoparticles through the variation of solvent polarity, tuning the hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions. An intriguing case of molecular self-assembly has been elucidated employing a newly designed π-conjugated thiophene derivative (TPAn) through a combination of steady-state absorption, emission measurements, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), and electron microscopy. The FCS analysis and microscopy results revealed that the small-sized nanofibers in the dispersion further agglomerated upon solvent evaporation, resulting in a network of nanofibers. Stimuli-responsive reversible interconversion between a network of nanofibers and spherical nanoaggregates was probed both in dispersion and solvent-evaporated state. The evolution of organic nanofibers and a subtle control over the self-assembly process demonstrated in the current investigation provide a general paradigm to correlate the size, shape, and emission properties of fluorescent molecular aggregates in complex heterogeneous media, including a human cell.

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