Covalently assembled polymer nanocapsules: a novel scaffold for light-harvesting

Abstract

A nanocapsule with an ultrathin shell designed for mimicking natural light-harvesting systems was successfully constructed based on the covalent assembly of donor molecules called 4,4′,4′′-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyl)trianiline (Tta). When tetra(4-aminophenyl)porphyrin (Tapp), another building block, which acted as the acceptor was covalently coassembled into the nanocapsule, a novel artificial light-harvesting system was successfully constructed.