Self-Organizing Functional Materials via Ionic Self Assembly: Porphyrins H- and J-Aggregates on Synthetic Chrysotile Nanotubes

Positively charged, synthetic chrysotile nanotubes act as inorganic tectons supporting H- and J-type aggregates of anionic porphyrins with markedly different optical properties, making these nanohybrid materials of interest for application in nanotechnology.