Other Photoactive Inorganic Supramolecular Systems: Self-Assembly and Intercomponent Processes

Abstract

An overview of a range of topics in inorganic supramolecular photochemistry/photophysics is presented, which are complementary to other chapters in this section, with particular emphasis on interacting discrete molecular species. These topics include noncovalent assemblies and interactions of photoactive molecules and the consequence of interaction on their properties. Photoinduced processes in supramolecular systems are considered, notably energy (uni- and bidirectional) and electron transfer, which are of particular relevance in the understanding of biological processes or in new manifestations of photoinduced charge separation in the framework of artificial photosynthesis and smart materials. Other topics briefly discussed include mechanochromism, aggregation induced emission, and supramolecular transfer of chirality.