2D Organic Photonics: An Asymmetric Optical Waveguide in Self‐Assembled Halogen‐Bonded Cocrystals. Issue 35 (17th August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhuo, Ming‐Peng; Tao, Yi‐Chen; Wang, Xue‐Dong; Wu, Yuchen; Chen, Shuo; Liao, Liang‐Sheng; Jiang, Lei
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 57:Issue 35(2018)
• Page Start: 11300
• Page End: 11304
• Publication Date: 2018-08-17
• Subjects: asymmetric optical waveguides -- halogen bonding -- molecular packing modes -- organic photonics -- single crystals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806149
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

Abstract: Anisotropic organic molecular construction and packing are crucial for the optoelectronic properties of organic crystals. Two‐dimensional (2D) organic crystals with regular morphology and good photon confinement are potentially suitable for a chip‐scale planar photonics system. Herein, through the bottom‐up process, 2D halogen‐bonded DPEpe‐F4 DIB cocrystals were fabricated that exhibit an asymmetric optical waveguide with the optical‐loss coefficients of RBackward =0.0346 dB μm −1 and RForward =0.0894 dB μm −1 along the [010] crystal direction, which can be attributed to the unidirectional total internal reflection caused by the anisotropic molecular packing mode. Based on this crystal direction‐oriented asymmetric photon transport, these as‐prepared 2D cocrystals have been demonstrated as a microscale optical logic gate with multiple input/out channels, which will offer potential applications as the 2D optical component for the integrated organic photonics. Abstract : Guiding light : Through a bottom‐up process, 2D halogen‐bonded DPEpe‐F4 DIB cocrystals were fabricated that act as an asymmetric optical waveguide with the optical‐loss coefficients of R Backward =0.0346 dB μm −1 and R Forward =0.0894 dB μm −1 along the [010] crystal direction. This is further demonstrated in a microscale optical logic gate with multiple input/out channels.