Functional fluorescent organic nanoparticles

TL;DR: In this article, an extensive study of fluorescent organic nanoparticles and fluorescent organic binary and ternary nanoassemblies is presented, with an extensive focus on the preparation and characterization of new nanocomposites obtained from different types of small organic chromophores.

Abstract: During the past two decades, increasing research attention has been devoted to nanomaterials (materials in the range of 10-100 nm) because of their unique optoelectronic properties. In particular, inorganic nanomaterials, such as quantum dots, metal-based nanoparticles and silica nanoparticles, have been investigated extensively. Instead, nanomaterials based on organic molecules are been subject of research only since very recent years. This thesis presents an extensive study of novel fluorescent organic nanoparticles and fluorescent organic binary and ternary nanoassemblies. In particular the attention is focused on the preparation and characterization of organic nanoparticles and new nanocomposites obtained from different types of small organic chromophores, their stabilization and the use of these materials for biological and optoelectronics applications.