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Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner

Institut für Organische Chemie &
Center for Nanosystems Chemistry (CNC)
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany

Phone: +49 931 31-85340
Fax: +49 931 31-84756
wuerthner@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Assistant:

Sarah Bullnheimer

Phone: +49 931 31-85339
l-oc2.chemie@uni-wuerzburg.de

Key research interests

The research programme of our group is devoted to functional dyes and the development of methodologies for the self-assembly of pi-conjugated molecules into nanoscale and condensed phase materials for highly desirable (opto-)electronic, photovoltaic and biomedical applications as well as(photo-)catalytic water splitting.

Since more than a decade, our group has been intensively investigating the organization of various classes of dyes, including merocyanines, squaraines, diketopyrrolopyrroles, chlorins, and in particularperylene bisimides by non-covalent forces into desirable nanoscale architectures as well as liquid-crystalline and crystalline solid state materials. Our efforts resulted in unique smart electronic and photofunctional materials based on self-assembled dyes that could be embedded in technical devices like organic field effect transistors and organic solar cells.

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Just published

Helically Twisted Nanoribbons Based on Emissive Near-Infrared Responsive Quaterrylene Bisimides
B. Mahlmeister, M. Mahl, H. Reichelt, K. Shoyama, M. Stolte, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: June 1st
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02947

Fluorescence Enhancement by Supramolecular Sequestration of a C54-Nanographene Trisimide by Hexabenzecoronene
B. Pigulski, K. Shoyama, M. J. Sun, F. Würthner
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, first published: March 23rd
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00142

Supramolecular p/n-heterojunction of C60-functionalized bis(merocyanine) quadruple stack: A model system for charge carrier separation and recombination in organic solar cells
D. Bialas, F. Fennel, N. Noll, M. Holzapfel, A. Schmiedel, C. Lambert, F. Würthner
Nat. Sci. 2022, first published: March 10th
DOI: 10.1002/ntls.20210430