Cooperative self-assembly of porphyrins and derivatives

There has been widespread recent interest in self-Assembly and synthesis of porphyrin and its derivatives-based ordered arrays aiming to emulate natural light-harvesting processes and energy storage. However, technologies that leverage the structural advantages of individual porphyrins have not been fully realized and have been limited by available synthesis methods. This article provides general perspectives on porphyrin and derivative chemistry, and discussions on surfactant-Assisted cooperative self-Assembly using amphiphilic surfactants and functional porphyrins and derivatives. The cooperative self-Assembly amplifies the intrinsic advantages of individual porphyrins by engineering them into well-defined one-dimensional-Three-dimensional (1D-3D) nanostructures. Surfactant-Assisted self-Assembly of amphiphilic surfactants and porphyrins has been utilized to form well-defined micelle-like nanostructures. Driven by intermolecular interactions, subsequent nucleation and growth confined within these nanostructures lead to the formation of 1D-3D ordered optically and electrically active nanomaterials with structure and function on multiple length scales. Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 A.