Supramolecular Interactions at the Inorganic–Organic Interface in Hybrid Nanomaterials

Pickpocket: Perylene can be detected by inorganic–organic nanomaterials comprising ZnO nanorods (gray cylinder) and perylene diimide derivatives (red rectangle). Intercalation of perylene (yellow rectangle) in a molecular pocket at the inorganic–organic interface results in fluorescence quenching of the three components with a detection limit as low as 10−12 M.