CdTe量子点与罗丹明6G荧光共振能量转移体系的构建及机理研究

以巯基乙酸为修饰剂,水相合成不同尺寸的CdTe量子点(QDs),研究不同发射波长的CdTe QDs与罗丹明6G(R6G)之间的荧光共振能量转移(FRET)规律。结果发现,以发射波长为515nm的CdTe QDs为供体与R6G能量转移效率为58.5%,以R6G为供体与发射波长为605nm的CdTe QDs能量转移效率为49.4%,即在CdTe QDs-R6G的FRET体系中,量子点既可作为供体也可作为受体。在此基础上,构建了CdTe QDs(供体)-R6G(第一受体)-CdTe QDs(第二受体)的三元FRET体系,并研究了其双荧光共振能量转移的机理。     

基于Ⅰ型核壳量子点的宽光谱响应的高效能量转移体系

针对常规F?rster共振能量转移(FRET)体系中能量转移效率低的问题,合成了可见光吸收的Ⅰ型CIS@Zn S核-壳量子点作为能量供体,近红外方酸(SQ)染料作为能量受体,采用超声自组装的方式首次制备了光谱匹配、间距可调的高效FRET能量转移体系.超快/时间分辨光谱证明了CIS和SQ之间的FRET能量转移机制:CIS*+SQ→CIS+SQ*.荧光猝灭动力学数据显示,CIS@Zn S与SQ之间的能量转移对量子点的尺寸存在依赖性,由CIS@Zn S尺寸增加引起的荧光量子产率和供体-受体间距的增加使得体系的FRET能量转移效率(ηFRET)先增大后减小,并且在壳层反应时间为20min时体系的ηFRET值达到最佳值62.8%.该研究对于开发新型、高效、全谱响应的太阳能电池将具有一定的理论及实际应用价值.     

基于I型核壳量子点的宽光谱响应的高效能量转移体系

针对常规Förster共振能量转移(FRET)体系中能量转移效率低的问题, 合成了可见光吸收的I型CIS@ZnS核-壳量子点作为能量供体, 近红外方酸(SQ)染料作为能量受体, 采用超声自组装的方式首次制备了光谱匹配、间距可调的高效FRET能量转移体系. 超快/时间分辨光谱证明了CIS和SQ之间的FRET能量转移机制: CIS*+SQ→CIS+SQ*. 荧光猝灭动力学数据显示, CIS@ZnS与SQ之间的能量转移对量子点的尺寸存在依赖性, 由CIS@ZnS尺寸增加引起的荧光量子产率和供体-受体间距的增加使得体系的FRET能量转移效率(η_FRET)先增大后减小, 并且在壳层反应时间为20 min时体系的η_FRET值达到最佳值62.8%. 该研究对于开发新型、高效、全谱响应的太阳能电池将具有一定的理论及实际应用价值.     

CdTe量子点-罗丹明6G荧光共振能量转移体系的构建及其应用研究

采用巯基化合物修饰的CdTe量子点构建了量子点(供体)-罗丹明6G(受体)荧光共振能量转移体系, 研究了CdTe量子点与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的相互作用. 结果表明, CdTe量子点与BSA相互作用后提高了CdTe量子点-罗丹明6G 体系的荧光共振能量转移(FRET)效率, 减小了CdTe量子点和罗丹明6G分子间的距离(r), 证实BSA是通过其色氨酸(Trp)残基与CdTe量子点表面金属发生配位作用而直接结合到量子点表面的.     

量子点-罗丹明B比率型荧光探针的制备与性能

本文采用CdSe/Cd_xZn_(1-x)S核/合金壳量子点(QDs)作为荧光共振能量转移体系(FRET)的供体,通过巯基络合作用在其表面修饰一层L-半胱氨酸(Cys)分子,赋予QDs优异的水溶性能,再通过静电相互作用将罗丹明B(RhB)构筑于QDs-Cys表面,获得了一类新型的水溶性FRET体系.采用荧光光谱分析了pH以及供受体浓度比对FRET能量转移效率的影响.研究结果表明,通过静电结合构筑的QDs-Cys-RhB荧光共振能量转移体系对pH和供受体浓度具有敏感的荧光信号响应性能.当pH从10降到7时,FRET体系的荧光共振能量转移效率由49.39%增加到58.99%;当供受体浓度比为3:1时,FRET体系的能量转移效率高达61.09%.由此可见,通过表面络合与静电相互作用构筑的QDs-Cys-RhB荧光共振能量转移体系具有优异的光信号响应性,可以作为一类灵敏、精确的可调式比率型荧光探针,在生物检测、免疫分子等领域中具有广阔的应用前景.     

荧光红-曙红Y能量转移荧光猝灭法测定痕量铜(Ⅱ)的研究

探讨了荧光红与曙红Y之间的荧光能量转移,研究了Cu(Ⅱ)-荧光红-曙红Y-邻菲罗啉能量转移荧光猝灭体系的最佳条件,建立了荧光分析测定痕量铜的新方法.实验结果表明,在λex/λem=404.7 nm/545 nm,乳化剂0P存在下,荧光红的荧光光谱(λem=524 nm)和曙红Y的吸收光谱(λmax=520 nm)能有效重叠.当荧光红和曙红Y单独存在时,其最大发射波长分别为524 nm和545 nm;当荧光红和曙红Y同时存在时,曙红Y的最大发射波长不变,但其荧光强度明显增大,可见,荧光红和曙红Y分别作为能量给予体和能量接受体发生能量转移,使曙红Y荧光光谱灵敏度增大.在pH 6.5～7.6的KH2PO4-NaOH缓冲溶液中,Cu(Ⅱ)与曙红Y和邻菲罗啉形成配合物使曙红Y的荧光猝灭,加入荧光红后,体系的荧光猝灭值大大增加.利用荧光红-曙红Y能量转移荧光猝灭法测定痕量铜,提高了测定铜的灵敏度和选择性.铜含量在0～250μg/L范围内与曙红Y的荧光猝灭程度成良好的线性关系.方法的检出限为0.082μg/L;测定100μg/L铜溶液,其相对标准偏差为4.6%;样品加标回收率为101%～107.7%.方法已应用于人发、茶叶中痕量铜的测定.     

2-(2-羟基-5-氨苯基)苯并咪唑与氨基卟啉能量转移的研究

采用紫外光谱法和荧光光谱法研究了二氯甲烷溶液中2-(2-羟基-5-氨基苯基)苯并咪唑(NH_2-HBI)和5-(4-氨基)苯基-10,15,20-三苯基卟啉(NH_2-TPP)两分子之间的能量转移作用,测定了NH_2-HBI与NH_2-TPP作用的结合比及能量转移参数.结果表明,在光的激发作用下,形成了以NH_2-HBI为能量供体、NH_2-TPP为能量受体的荧光共振能量转移(FRET)体系,同时发生了NH_2-HBI激发态分子内质子转移(ESIPT)与FRET的耦合作用, NH_2-HBI分子的醇式构型与酮式构型的荧光都被部分的猝灭,而NH_2-TPP的荧光却明显的增强.两分子形成了1∶1的供体-受体作用分子对,体系的FRET能量转移效率(E_(FRET))为0.114,临界能量转移距离(R_0)为2.293nm,供-受体之间的距离(r)为3.227 nm.     

2-(2-氨基苯基)苯并噻唑与四苯基卟啉及四苯基锌卟啉的荧光共振能量转移

采用紫外光谱和荧光光谱法研究了四氢呋喃溶液中2-(2-氨基苯基)苯并噻唑(APBT)与四苯基卟啉(TPP)、四苯基锌卟啉(ZnTPP)之间的相互作用。结果表明,APBT可作为能量供体分子分别与能量受体分子TPP或ZnTPP构成荧光共振能量转移(FRET)体系,APBT的作用将使TPP和ZnTPP的荧光增强。在此FRET体系中,APBT与TPP及ZnTPP作用的分子结合比分别为2∶1和3∶1,能量转移效率分别为0.180 3和0.137 5,能量转移临界距离分别为3.76和3.44 nm,供体-受体分子间距离分别为4.31和3.88 nm。     

基于碳量子点与曙红Y荧光共振能量的转移测定矿石中金

在聚乙烯醇存在下的pH 6.6磷酸氢二钠-柠檬酸钠缓冲溶液中,碳量子点与曙红Y(EY)的荧光共振能量转移,使EY的荧光增强。在该体系中,碳量子点作为能量供体,EY作为能量受体。当加入Au3+后,体系中EY的荧光发生猝灭。且测得金的线性范围为0.34~39.20mg·L-1,方法的检出限(3s/k)为0.17mg·L-1。据此,将该反应体系应用于矿石中金量的测定。用标准加入法测定了该方法的回收率及精密度,测得回收率在98.8%~104%之间,测定值的相对标准偏差(n=6)在0.13%~0.17%之间。     

荧光素-曙红Y能量转移荧光猝灭法测定微量白蛋白研究

在λex/λem=405/547 nm,于缓冲溶液和表面活性剂存在的情况下,荧光素和曙红Y能够发生有效能量转移,而牛血清白蛋白(BSA)的加入使得曙红Y荧光猝灭,该体系可用于微量蛋白质的测定。系统探讨了荧光素-曙红Y能量转移体系发生荧光猝灭的条件,最佳条件为:2.0 mL pH=3.8的B-R缓冲溶液,0.4 mL 0.05%曲拉通X-100,1.5 mL 1.0×10-4mol/L的荧光素水溶液,2.0 mL 1.0×10-4mol/L的曙红Y水溶液,最佳实验时间为溶液配制完成静置15 min后60 min内,最佳加入顺序为pH=3.8缓冲溶液+荧光素+曙红Y+曲拉通+蛋白质标准溶液或样品。在优化的实验条件下,蛋白质含量在0～2.0μg/mL范围内与荧光猝灭强度呈良好的线性关系。检出限为6.6 ng/mL;测定样品的相对标准偏差(RSD)在±5%以内;样品加标回收率为90.4%～95.3%。该法可用于人血清、牛奶中蛋白质含量的测定。     

High-Efficiency FRET Processes in BODIPY-Functionalized Quantum Dot Architectures

Efficient FRET systems are developed combining colloidal CdSe quantum dots (QDs) donors and BODIPY acceptors. To promote effective energy transfer in FRET architectures, the distance between the organic fluorophore and the QDs needs to be optimized by a careful system engineering. In this context, BODIPY dyes bearing amino-terminated functionalities are used in virtue of the high affinity of amine groups in coordinating the QD surface. A preliminary QD surface treatment with a short amine ligand is performed to favor the interaction with the organic fluorophores in solution. The successful coordination of the dye to the QD surface, accomplishing a short donor–acceptor distance, provides effective energy transfer already in solution, with efficiency of 76 %. The efficiency further increases in the solid state where the QDs and the dye are deposited as single coordinated units from solution, with a distance between the fluorophores down to 2.2 nm, demonstrating the effectiveness of the coupling strategy.     

Study on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer between CdTe QDs and butyl-rhodamine B in the presence of CTMAB and its application on the detection of Hg(II)

The thioglycolic acid-functionalized CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous solution using safe and low-cost inorganic salts as precursors. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) system was constructed between CdTe QDs (donor) and butyl-rhodamine B (BRB) (acceptor) in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTMAB). CTMAB micelles formed in water reduced the distance between the donor and the acceptor significantly and thus improved the FRET efficiency, which resulted in an obvious fluorescence enhancement of the acceptor. Several factors which impacted the fluorescence spectra of the FRET system were studied. The energy transfer efficiency (E) and the distance (r) between CdTe and BRB were obtained. The feasibility of the prepared FRET system as fluorescence probe for detecting Hg(II) in aqueous solution was demonstrated. At pH 6.60, a linear relationship could be established between the quenched fluorescence intensity of BRB and the concentration of Hg(II) in the range of 0.0625-2.5mumolL(-1). The limit of detection was 20.3nmolL(-1). The developed method was proved to be sensitive and repeatable to detect Hg(II) in a wide range in aqueous solutions.     

Energy Relay from an Unconventional Yellow Dye to CdS/CdSe Quantum Dots for Enhanced Solar Cell Performance

A new design for a quasi‐solid‐state Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) enabled solar cell with unattached Lucifer yellow (LY) dye molecules as donors and CdS/CdSe quantum dots (QDs) tethered to titania (TiO₂) as acceptors is presented. The Forster radius is experimentally determined to be 5.29 nm. Sequential energy transfer from the LY dye to the QDs and electron transfer from the QDs to TiO₂ is followed by fluorescence quenching and electron lifetime studies. Cells with a donor–acceptor architecture (TiO₂/CdS/CdSe/ZnS‐LY/S^2?‐multi‐walled carbon nanotubes) show a maximum incident photon‐to‐current conversion efficiency of 53 % at 530 nm. This is the highest efficiency among Ru‐dye free FRET‐enabled quantum dot solar cells (QDSCs), and is much higher than the donor or acceptor‐only cells. The FRET‐enhanced solar cell performance over the majority of the visible spectrum paves the way to harnessing the untapped potential of the LY dye as an energy relay fluorophore for the entire gamut of dye sensitized, organic, or hybrid solar cells.     

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between quantum dot donors and dye-labeled protein acceptors

We used luminescent CdSe-ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) as energy donors in fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) assays. Engineered maltose binding protein (MBP) appended with an oligohistidine tail and labeled with an acceptor dye (Cy3) was immobilized on the nanocrystals via a noncovalent self-assembly scheme. This configuration allowed accurate control of the donor-acceptor separation distance to a range smaller than 100 A and provided a good model system to explore FRET phenomena in QD-protein-dye conjugates. This QD-MBP conjugate presents two advantages: (1) it permits one to tune the degree of spectral overlap between donor and acceptor and (2) provides a unique configuration where a single donor can interact with several acceptors simultaneously. The FRET signal was measured for these complexes as a function of both degree of spectral overlap and fraction of dye-labeled proteins in the QD conjugate. Data showed that substantial acceptor signals were measured upon conjugate formation, indicating efficient nonradiative exciton transfer between QD donors and dye-labeled protein acceptors. FRET efficiency can be controlled either by tuning the QD photoemission or by adjusting the number of dye-labeled proteins immobilized on the QD center. Results showed a clear dependence of the efficiency on the spectral overlap between the QD donor and dye acceptor. Apparent donor-acceptor distances were determined from efficiency measurements and corresponding F?rster distances, and these results agreed with QD bioconjugate dimensions extracted from structural data and core size variations among QD populations.     

Three-dimensional orientational colocalization of individual donor--acceptor pairs

We report on the determination of the three-dimensional orientation of the donor and acceptor transition dipoles in individual fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) pairs by means of scanning optical microscopy with annular illumination. Knowledge of the mutual orientation of the donor and acceptor dipole is mandatory for reliable distance determination based on FRET efficiency measurements. In our model system perylenediimide as the donor and terryelenediimide as the acceptor are coupled via a stiff p-terphenyl linker. The absorption dipoles of the donor and acceptor are selectively addressed by the 488 nm and 647 line of an Ar/Kr mixed gas laser, respectively. A clear deviation from collinearity is observed with a distribution of misalignment angles peaked around 22 degrees.     

The photoluminescent graphene oxide serves as an acceptor rather than a donor in the fluorescence resonance energy transfer pair of Cy3.5-graphene oxide

We have systematically studied the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) efficiency between the photoluminescent graphene oxide (GO) and Cy3.5 dye by controlling the donor-acceptor distance with a double stranded DNA and demonstrated that the GO serves as an acceptor rather than a donor in this FRET system.     

A Potential Carcinogenic Pyrene Derivative under Förster Resonance Energy Transfer to Various Energy Acceptors in Nanoscopic Environments

Picosecond‐resolved Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from various vibronic bands in benzo[a]pyrene (BP) shows a strong dependency on the spectral overlap of an energy acceptor in a confined environment. Our study on the dipolar interactions between BP and different acceptors, including ethidium (Et), acridine orange (AO), and crystal violet (CV), at the surface of a model anionic micelle revealed that the Förster distance (R₀) and the rate of energy transfer is dependent on the individual spectral overlap of the vibronic bands of BP with the absorption spectra of the different energy acceptors. The differential behavior of the vibronic bands is compared with that of different dyes [quantum dots (QDs)] in a “dye‐blend” (mixture) under FRET to an energy acceptor. Comparison of the FRET of the QDs with that of BP confirmed the independent nature of the dipolar interaction of the vibronic bands with other organic molecules, and the use of deconvolution techniques in the interpretation of the donor–acceptor (D –A) distance was also justified. We also showed that the consideration of differential FRET from the vibronic bands of BP and from the QDs in the dye‐blend is equally acceptable in theoretical frameworks including the Infelta–Tachiya model and D –A distribution analysis in nanoenvironments.     

Influence of quantum dot's quantum yield to chemiluminescent resonance energy transfer

The resonance energy transfer between chemiluminescence donor (luminol-H₂O₂ system) and quantum dots (QDs, emission at 593 nm) acceptors (CRET) was investigated. The resonance energy transfer efficiencies were compared while the oil soluble QDs, water soluble QDs (modified with thioglycolate) and QD-HRP conjugates were used as acceptor. The fluorescence of QD can be observed in the three cases, indicating that the CRET occurs while QD acceptor in different status was used. The highest CRET efficiency (10.7%) was obtained in the case of oil soluble QDs, and the lowest CRET efficiency (2.7%) was observed in the QD-HRP conjugates case. This result is coincident with the quantum yields of the acceptors (18.3% and 0.4%). The same result was observed in another similar set of experiment, in which the amphiphilic polymer modified QDs (emission at 675 nm) were used. It suggests that the quantum yield of the QD in different status is the crucial factor to the CRET efficiency. Furthermore, the multiplexed CRET between luminol donor and three different sizes QD acceptors was observed simultaneously. This work will offer useful support for improving the CRET studies based on quantum dots.     

Self-assembled pi-nanotapes as donor scaffolds for selective and thermally gated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)

Self-assembled nanotapes of a few tailor-made oligo(p-phenylenevinylene)s (OPVs) have been prepared and used as supramolecular donor scaffold to study the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) to a suitable acceptor. In nonpolar solvents, FRET occurs with nearly 63-81% efficiency, exclusively from the self-assembled OPVs to entrapped Rhodamine B, resulting in the quenching of the donor emission with concomitant formation of the acceptor emission at 625 nm. The efficiency of FRET is considerably influenced by the ability of the OPVs to form the self-assembled aggregates and hence could be controlled by structural variation of the molecules, and polarity of the solvent. Most importantly, FRET could be controlled by temperature as a result of the thermally reversible self-assembly process. The FRET efficiency was significantly enhanced (ca. 90%) in a xerogel film of the OPV1 which is dispersed with relatively less amount of the acceptor (33 mol %), when compared to that of the aggregates in dodecane gel. FRET is not efficient in polar solvents due to weak self-organization of the chromophores. These results indicate that energy transfer occurs exclusively from the self-assembled donor and not directly from the individual donor molecules. The present study illustrates that the self-assembly of chromophores facilitates temperature and solvent controlled FRET within pi-conjugated nanostructures.