Light‐Harvesting Hybrid Hydrogels: Energy‐Transfer‐Induced Amplified Fluorescence in Noncovalently Assembled Chromophore–Organoclay Composites

Abstract

The noncovalent self-assembly of chromophores in an organoclay template results in the formation of fluorescent hybrid hydrogels and films. These clay–dye hybrids act as novel supramolecular scaffolds for light-harvesting as the aminoclay (AC) templates the spatial organization of donor and acceptor molecules to promote Förster resonant energy transfer (see picture; CS=coronene salt, PS=perylene salt). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.