Self‐Assembly of Semiconducting Photoluminescent Peptide Nanowires in the Vapor Phase

Abstract

Down to the wire: A simple vapor-transport process using linear diphenylalanine as the starting material has resulted in the self-assembly of cyclodipeptide nanowires with an orthorhombic symmetry. Furthermore, the single-crystalline nanowires exhibit a strong blue luminescence centered at 465 nm and possess semiconducting properties (see picture).