A perylene poly(oxyalkylene) compound which is: (a) a perylene poly(oxyalkylene) bisimide compound having the following chemical formula I: wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, -SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13 and R 14 is independently a polyalkylene oxide, (b) a perylene poly(oxyalkylene) tetraamide compound having the following chemical formula II: wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, -SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13, R 14, R 15 and R 16 is independently a polyalkylene oxide, or (c) a naphthaloperylene compound having the following chemical formula XIX: wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, - SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13 and R 14 is independently a polyalkylene oxide. (a) a perylene poly(oxyalkylene) bisimide compound having the following chemical formula I: wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, -SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13 and R 14 is independently a polyalkylene oxide, wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, -SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13 and R 14 is independently a polyalkylene oxide, (b) a perylene poly(oxyalkylene) tetraamide compound having the following chemical formula II: wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, -SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13, R 14, R 15 and R 16 is independently a polyalkylene oxide, or wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, alkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, -SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13, R 14, R 15 and R 16 is independently a polyalkylene oxide, (c) a naphthaloperylene compound having the following chemical formula XIX: wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, - SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13 and R 14 is independently a polyalkylene oxide. wherein each of A and B is independently selected from the group consisting of: H, OH, N(R 3) 2, F, Cl, Br, I, NO 2, CN, -NCS, - SCN; each R 3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, polyalkylene oxide; and each of R 13 and R 14 is independently a polyalkylene oxide.