DNA-templated photonic arrays and assemblies : design principles and future opportunities

Su, Wu and Bonnard, Vanessa and Burley, Glenn A (2011) DNA-templated photonic arrays and assemblies : design principles and future opportunities. Chemistry - A European Journal, 17 (29). pp. 7982-7991. ISSN 0947-6539 (https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201100924)

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Abstract

Molecular photonics is a rapidly developing and multi-disciplinary field of research involving the construction of molecular assemblies comprising photoactive building blocks that are responsive to a light stimulus. A salient challenge in this field is the controlled assembly of these building blocks with nanoscale precision. DNA exhibits considerable promise as an architecture for the templated assembly of photoactive materials. In this Concept Article we describe the progress that has been made in the area of DNA photonics, in which DNA acts as a platform for the construction of optoelectronic assemblies, thin films and devices.