Estimating the Shape and Size of Supramolecular Assemblies by Variable Temperature Diffusion Ordered Spectroscopy

Reported is characterization of the self-assembly of pi-conjugated oligomers, molecules studied recently in photovoltaic devices, using variable temperature diffusion ordered spectroscopy (VT-DOSY). Iterative fitting of diffusion coefficient versus temperature data to a modified Stokes-Einstein equation, molecular modelling, and comparison to non-assembling model compounds has allowed estimation of assembly size, shape, and molecularity.

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