Reversible aggregation of porphyrins in the solid statey

Brenda Long, Osman Bakr, Francesco Stellacci*

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Abstract

This paper reports the reversible aggregation of porphyrin molecules in a thin solid film. A commercially available molecule, p-meso-tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin (H2TPyP(4)), was used for these studies. Optical absorption spectroscopy of the solution and solid state forms of this molecule show that even in the solid state the molecules have enough mobility to undergo the movement required to form J-aggregates. Resonance light scattering (RLS), fluorescence spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are used to support these results.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)53-60
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Experimental Nanoscience
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aggregation
  • Porphyrin
  • Reversible
  • Solid state

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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