Stimulus-responsive light-harvesting complexes based on the pillararene-induced co-assembly of β-carotene and chlorophyll
Carotenoids are photoactive organic pigments found in many plants. Here, the authors report the self-assembly of carotenoid suprastructures by forming a pillararene host-guest complex, and show that these structures display functionalities including stimuli responsiveness and photocatalytic activity...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12042 |