A co-assembly system of an aromatic donor and acceptor: charge transfer, electric bistability and photoconductivity

A co-assembly system organized through the interaction between an aromatic donor and an acceptor was developed, in which the charge transfer (CT) process taking place proved to be a key point for achieving both electric bistability and photoconductivity. This strategy is instructive for constructing bottom-up'' systems and functional devices based on the CT principle from such a co-assembly system of donor and acceptor.