Cucurbitrils for Hardwired Optical and Electronic Self-assembly – CUBI-HOLE
We aim to grow specific-sized metal and semiconductor nanoparticles inside water-soluble rigid molecular cages called
cucurbiturils, and subsequently assemble them into functional nano-chains. Combining these filled cages with welldefined
connector molecules allows us to precisely define particle geometries, particle separations and particle
interfacing. This in turn enables the robust construction of plasmonic optical antennae at visible wavelengths, roomtemperature
single-electron-tunnelling transistors and combined photovoltaics. Such functional properties allow novel
alternative methods for directed assembly using irradiation with precisely-tuned lasers, nano-electrochemistry or acelectric
fields. This approach opens up a new platform Nanotechnology for organic-inorganic ordered nano-composites
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