Using solvent evaporation techniques a wide variety of large self-assembling hydrogen bonded nanostructures made of a variety of aromatic diimides can be attained.  Our studies have shown that nanostructures including wires, blocks, and pillars are possible from aromatic diimide crystallization.  These nanostructures are characterized with scanning electron microscopy, infrared, thermal analysis, and fluorescence.  Nanowires of 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxydiimide (Fig. 1) exhibits electrical conductivity along the length of the wires; optical and electrical properties of these self-assembled nanostructures may hold promise of organic light-emitting diodes and other optoelectronic devices.

Self-assembling hydrogen bonded aromatic diimides for optoelectronic devices

244th National Meeting (2012)

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