Fluorescent Switches, Sensors, and NanostructuresPaperback, 18 March 2008

Over the last few years, the field of nanotechnology has shaped up to be the next big thing, with many potential applications such as switches, sensors, and single-molecule devices. Compared to the vast literature covering inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials, little is available on organic nanostructures and molecular devices. Perylene diimides are a group of organic compounds well known for their high fluorescence quantum yield, high photostability, and high charge carrier mobilities. This book, therefore, provides a safari to the young and promising field of nano- and molecular device research field built on perylene diimides. Four distinctly different topics are covered: fluorescent redox switch; self-organization of nanostructure; single-molecule device; conformational switch. This book should be especially useful to professionals in self-assembly, biosensor, and single-molecule spectroscopy research fields, or anyone else who may be interested in utilizing nano- and molecular devices and borrowing the design principles for their own research.