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Bioinspired polymeric supramolecular columns as efficient yet controllable artificial light-harvesting platform

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  • Bin Mu

    (Northwestern Polytechnical University)

  • Xiangnan Hao

    (Northwestern Polytechnical University)

  • Xiao Luo

    (Northwestern Polytechnical University)

  • Zhongke Yang

    (Northwestern Polytechnical University)

  • Huanjun Lu

    (Suzhou University of Science and Technology)

  • Wei Tian

    (Northwestern Polytechnical University)

Abstract

Light-harvesting is an indispensable process in photosynthesis, and researchers have been exploring various structural scaffolds to create artificial light-harvesting systems. However, achieving high donor/acceptor ratios for efficient energy transfer remains a challenge as excitons need to travel longer diffusion lengths within the donor matrix to reach the acceptor. Here, we report a polymeric supramolecular column-based light-harvesting platform inspired by the natural light-harvesting of purple photosynthetic bacteria to address this issue. The supramolecular column is designed as a discotic columnar liquid crystalline polymer and acts as the donor, with the acceptor intercalated within it. The modular columnar design enables an ultrahigh donor/acceptor ratio of 20000:1 and an antenna effect exceeding 100. Moreover, the spatial confinement within the supramolecular columns facilitates control over the energy transfer process, enabling dynamic full-color tunable emission for information encryption applications with spatiotemporal regulation security.

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  • Bin Mu & Xiangnan Hao & Xiao Luo & Zhongke Yang & Huanjun Lu & Wei Tian, 2024. "Bioinspired polymeric supramolecular columns as efficient yet controllable artificial light-harvesting platform," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45252-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45252-9
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