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CHEMICAL RECORD
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 199-217Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201402061
Keywords
gels; liquid crystals; phosphorus heterocycles; photophysics; self-assembly
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures
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Self-assembly is nature's most powerful tool for constructing the physical world. Self-assembly has also become an important theme in organic materials research. Within our research program on -conjugated organophosphorus materials, we have recently aimed to combine the unique optoelectronic properties of organophosphorus building blocks with self-assembly features. Our novel organophosphorus-based chromophore mesogens self-assemble into complex structures, such as liquid crystals and organogels. More importantly, intriguing optoelectronic properties not present in the original building blocks are also produced as a result. These results have opened up a rich chemistry toward smart functional materials that is currently being further exploited in our group.
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