Effect of scaffold structures on the artificial light-harvesting systems: a case study with an AIEE-active pillar[5]arene dyad

Artificial light-harvesting systems were assembled as nanoparticles by an AIEE-active pillar[5]arene dyad H1 , a complimentary fluorescent ditopic guest G2 , and an optically silent tritopic guest G1 in water with CTAB. The formation of H1-G1 supramolecular polymers enhanced the G2 emission and the H1-G2 energy transfer, confirming the importance of scaffold structures in the systems. The presence of a supramolecular polymeric scaffold structure enhanced the energy transfer capacity of the artificial light-harvesting nanoparticles.