30. Weil T, Wiesler UM, Herrmann A, Bauer R, Hofkens J, De Schryver FC, Mu ¨llen K (2001)
Polyphenylene dendrimers with different fluorescent chromophores asymmetrically distributed
at the periphery. J Am Chem Soc 123:8101
31. Maus M, Mitra S, Lor M, Hofkens J, Weil T, Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K, De Schryver FC (2001)
Intramolecular energy hopping in polyphenylene dendrimers with an increasing number of
peryleneimide chromophores. J Phys Chem A 105:3961
32. Vosch T, Hofkens J, Cotlet M, Ko ¨hn F, Fujiwara H, Gronheid R, Van Der Biest K, Weil T,
Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K, Mukamel S, der Auweraer V, De Schryver F (2001) Influence of
structural and rotational isomerism on the triplet blinking of individual dendrimer molecules.
Angew Chem Int Ed 40:4643
33. Schmidt-Mende L, Fechtenko ¨tter A, Mu ¨llen K, Moons E, Friend RH, MacKenzie JD (2001)
Self-organized discotic liquid crystals for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics. Science
293:1119
34. Grimsdale AC, Mu ¨llen K (2005) The chemistry of organic nanomaterials. Angew Chem Int
Ed 44:5592
35. Wu J, Pisula W, Mu ¨llen K (2007) Graphenes as potential material for electronics. Chem Rev
107:718
36. Wu J, Watson MD, Zhang L, Wang Z, Mu ¨llen K (2003) Hexakis(4-iodophenyl)-perihexabenzocoronene- a versatile building block for highly ordered discotic liquid crystalline
materials. J Am Chem Soc 126:177
37. Wu J, Qu J, Tchebotareva N, Mu ¨llen K (2005) Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene/perylenedicarboxymonoimide and diimide dyads as models to study intramolecular energy transfer. Tetrahedron Lett 46:1565
38. Fu ¨ckel B, Hinze G, Wu J, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2012) Probing the electronic state of a single
coronene molecule by the emission from proximate fluorophores. ChemPhysChem 13:938
39. Huynh WU, Dittmer JJ, Alivisatos AP (2002) Hybrid nanorod-polymer solar cells. Science
295:2425
40. Medintz IL, Clapp AR, Mattoussi H, Goldman ER, Fisher B, Mauro JM (2003) Selfassembled nanoscale biosensors based on quantum dot FRET donors. Nat Mater 2:630
41. Medintz IL, Uyeda HT, Goldman ER, Mattoussi H (2005) Quantum dot bioconjugates for
imaging, labeling and sensing. Nat Mater 4:435
42. Schmelz O, Mews A, Basche ´ T, Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K (2001) Supramolecular complexes
from CdSe nanocrystals and organic fluorophores. Langmuir 17:2861
43. Potapova I, Mruk R, Hu ¨bner C, Zentel R, Basche ´ T, Mews A (2005) CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals
with dye-functionalised multi-anchor polymer-ligands. Angew Chemie 44:2437
44. Willard, DM, Carillo LL, Jung J, Van Orden A (2001) CdSe-ZnS quantum dots as resonance
energy transfer donors in a model protein–protein binding assay. Nano Lett 1:469
45. Baer R, Rabani EJ (2008) Theory of resonance energy transfer involving nanocrystals: the
role of high multipoles. Chem Phys 128:184710
46. Fernandez-Arguelles M, Yakovlev A, Sperling RA, Luccardini C, Gaillard S, Sanz Medel A,
Mallet JM, Borchon JC, Feltz A, Oheim M, Parak WJ (2007) Synthesis and characterization
of polymer-coated quantum dots with integrated acceptor dyes as FRET-based nanoprobes.
Nano Lett 7:2613
47. Clapp AR, Medintz LR, Mattoussi H (2006) Fo ¨rster resonance energy transfer investigations
using quantum-dot fluorophores. Chem Phys Chem 7:47
48. Clapp AR, Medintz IL, Mauro JM, Fisher BR, Bawendi MG, Mattoussi H (2004) Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between quantum dot donors and dye-labeled protein
acceptors. J Am Chem Soc 126:301
49. Dayal S, Lou Y, Samia ACS, Berlin JC, Kenney ME, Burda C (2006) Observation of
non-fo ¨rster-type energy-transfer behavior in quantum dotÀphthalocyanine conjugates. J
Am Chem Soc 128:13974
50. Murray CB, Norris DJ, Bawendi MG (1993) Synthesis and characterization of nearly
monodisperse CDE (E¼S, SE, TE) semiconductor nanocrystallites. J Am Chem Soc
115:8706
Optical Properties of Assemblies of Molecules and Nanoparticles
109
Polyphenylene dendrimers with different fluorescent chromophores asymmetrically distributed
at the periphery. J Am Chem Soc 123:8101
31. Maus M, Mitra S, Lor M, Hofkens J, Weil T, Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K, De Schryver FC (2001)
Intramolecular energy hopping in polyphenylene dendrimers with an increasing number of
peryleneimide chromophores. J Phys Chem A 105:3961
32. Vosch T, Hofkens J, Cotlet M, Ko ¨hn F, Fujiwara H, Gronheid R, Van Der Biest K, Weil T,
Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K, Mukamel S, der Auweraer V, De Schryver F (2001) Influence of
structural and rotational isomerism on the triplet blinking of individual dendrimer molecules.
Angew Chem Int Ed 40:4643
33. Schmidt-Mende L, Fechtenko ¨tter A, Mu ¨llen K, Moons E, Friend RH, MacKenzie JD (2001)
Self-organized discotic liquid crystals for high-efficiency organic photovoltaics. Science
293:1119
34. Grimsdale AC, Mu ¨llen K (2005) The chemistry of organic nanomaterials. Angew Chem Int
Ed 44:5592
35. Wu J, Pisula W, Mu ¨llen K (2007) Graphenes as potential material for electronics. Chem Rev
107:718
36. Wu J, Watson MD, Zhang L, Wang Z, Mu ¨llen K (2003) Hexakis(4-iodophenyl)-perihexabenzocoronene- a versatile building block for highly ordered discotic liquid crystalline
materials. J Am Chem Soc 126:177
37. Wu J, Qu J, Tchebotareva N, Mu ¨llen K (2005) Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene/perylenedicarboxymonoimide and diimide dyads as models to study intramolecular energy transfer. Tetrahedron Lett 46:1565
38. Fu ¨ckel B, Hinze G, Wu J, Mu ¨llen K, Basche ´ T (2012) Probing the electronic state of a single
coronene molecule by the emission from proximate fluorophores. ChemPhysChem 13:938
39. Huynh WU, Dittmer JJ, Alivisatos AP (2002) Hybrid nanorod-polymer solar cells. Science
295:2425
40. Medintz IL, Clapp AR, Mattoussi H, Goldman ER, Fisher B, Mauro JM (2003) Selfassembled nanoscale biosensors based on quantum dot FRET donors. Nat Mater 2:630
41. Medintz IL, Uyeda HT, Goldman ER, Mattoussi H (2005) Quantum dot bioconjugates for
imaging, labeling and sensing. Nat Mater 4:435
42. Schmelz O, Mews A, Basche ´ T, Herrmann A, Mu ¨llen K (2001) Supramolecular complexes
from CdSe nanocrystals and organic fluorophores. Langmuir 17:2861
43. Potapova I, Mruk R, Hu ¨bner C, Zentel R, Basche ´ T, Mews A (2005) CdSe/ZnS nanocrystals
with dye-functionalised multi-anchor polymer-ligands. Angew Chemie 44:2437
44. Willard, DM, Carillo LL, Jung J, Van Orden A (2001) CdSe-ZnS quantum dots as resonance
energy transfer donors in a model protein–protein binding assay. Nano Lett 1:469
45. Baer R, Rabani EJ (2008) Theory of resonance energy transfer involving nanocrystals: the
role of high multipoles. Chem Phys 128:184710
46. Fernandez-Arguelles M, Yakovlev A, Sperling RA, Luccardini C, Gaillard S, Sanz Medel A,
Mallet JM, Borchon JC, Feltz A, Oheim M, Parak WJ (2007) Synthesis and characterization
of polymer-coated quantum dots with integrated acceptor dyes as FRET-based nanoprobes.
Nano Lett 7:2613
47. Clapp AR, Medintz LR, Mattoussi H (2006) Fo ¨rster resonance energy transfer investigations
using quantum-dot fluorophores. Chem Phys Chem 7:47
48. Clapp AR, Medintz IL, Mauro JM, Fisher BR, Bawendi MG, Mattoussi H (2004) Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between quantum dot donors and dye-labeled protein
acceptors. J Am Chem Soc 126:301
49. Dayal S, Lou Y, Samia ACS, Berlin JC, Kenney ME, Burda C (2006) Observation of
non-fo ¨rster-type energy-transfer behavior in quantum dotÀphthalocyanine conjugates. J
Am Chem Soc 128:13974
50. Murray CB, Norris DJ, Bawendi MG (1993) Synthesis and characterization of nearly
monodisperse CDE (E¼S, SE, TE) semiconductor nanocrystallites. J Am Chem Soc
115:8706
Optical Properties of Assemblies of Molecules and Nanoparticles
109