Issue 33, 2023

Magnetically controlled assembly: a new approach to organic integrated photonics

Abstract

Hierarchical self-assembly of organic molecules or assemblies is of great importance for organic photonics to move from fundamental research to integrated and practical applications. Magnetic fields with the advantages of high controllability, non-contact manipulation, and instantaneous response have emerged as an elegant way to prepare organic hierarchical nanostructures. In this perspective, we outline the development history of organic photonic materials and highlight the importance of organic hierarchical nanostructures for a wide range of applications, including microlasers, optical displays, information encoding, sensing, and beyond. Then, we will discuss recent advances in magnetically controlled assembly for creating organic hierarchical nanostructures, with a particular focus on their potential for enabling the development of integrated photonic devices with unprecedented functionality and performance. Finally, we present several perspectives on the further development of magnetically controlled assembly strategies from the perspective of performance optimization and functional design of organic integrated photonics.

Graphical abstract: Magnetically controlled assembly: a new approach to organic integrated photonics

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
06 4月 2023
Accepted
24 7月 2023
First published
26 7月 2023
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 8723-8742

Magnetically controlled assembly: a new approach to organic integrated photonics

L. Xu, H. Jia, C. Zhang, B. Yin and J. Yao, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 8723 DOI: 10.1039/D3SC01779F

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