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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2026

Connecting Nanoscale Molecular Self-Assembly to Macroscale Photophysical Property of Pyrene-Based Liquid Crystal Mesogen.

Minwoo Rim, Dong-Gue Kang, Junhwa Jang, Mintaek Oh, Huan Huu Pham, Hyerim Lee, Chan Lee, Luciano De Sio, Shiao-Wei Kuo, Kwang-Un Jeong

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Minwoo RimDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6809-5408
Dong-Gue KangDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Junhwa JangDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Mintaek OhDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Huan Huu PhamDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Hyerim LeeDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Chan LeeDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
Luciano De SioDepartment of Medico-Surgical Science and Biotechnologies, Center for Biophotonics, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2183-6910
Shiao-Wei KuoDepartment of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, Center for Functional Polymers and Supramolecular Materials, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4306-7171
Kwang-Un JeongDepartment of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-7224

Funding

Center for University-wide Research FacilitiesFuture Energy Convergence Core Center (FECC) of Jeonbuk National UniversityFuture-Promising Converging Technology Pioneer Program RS-2026-25620688Korea-Taiwan Joint Research Program RS-2026-25442827Nano & Material Technology Development Program RS-2026-25601154NATO-Science for Peace and Security Program CLC-BIODETECTNATO-Science for Peace and Security Program SPS-G7425Sejong Science Fellowship Program RS-2026-25471539
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Abstract

Understanding the relationship between material properties and supramolecular nanostructures is essential for elucidating how nanoscale molecular organizations govern macroscale photoluminescence (PL) properties. Here, we introduce a novel pyrene-based liquid crystal mesogen (Py-LCM) and systematically investigate how its molecular packing nanostructures and orientations influence photophysical material properties. Py-LCM exhibits diverse molecular packing structures depending on solvent polarity and concentration in the solution state, leading to a variety of controllable photophysical emissions. Thermodynamic and structural analyses in the solid state reveal that the formation of metastable and stable nanostructures of Py-LCM can be precisely controlled by modulating the kinetic pathway of nanoscale molecular self-assembly. Furthermore, by inducing macroscale molecular orientation, we achieve polarization-dependent photophysical emissions. Finally, we demonstrate the practical application of Py-LCM in optically encrypted systems, taking advantage of its distinct PL characteristics in both solution and solid states.

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encryptable applicationshierarchical nanostructuresphotoluminescent materialsself‐assemblystructural analysis

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PMID42574206
PMCPMC13580237

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