Light‐Harvesting Nanomaterials Based on Dyes for Energy Transfer and Amplified Biosensing (Adv. Mater. 45/2025)

Light-Harvesting Nanomaterials Light harvesting in plants inspires researchers to develop nanomaterials mimicking this fascinating process. In the Review by Andrey S. Klymchenko, Deep Sekhar Biswas, and Pascal Didier (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202501237), light-harvesting nanomaterials based on organic dyes are reviewed, highlighting fundamental challenges on aggregation-caused quenching and exciton migration. Owing to efficient energy transfer from light-harvesting ensemble of dyes to a single acceptor, these materials enable signal amplification (antenna effect) important for (bio)sensing and molecular diagnostics. Image credit: J. Valanciunaite and A. S. Klymchenko.