Investigating the Photostability of Quantum Dots at the Single‐Molecule Level

Quantum dots (QDs) have shown great potential to provide spatial, temporal, and structural information for biological systems. However, blinking, photobleaching, and spectral blueshift are adverse effects on their practical applications in biomedical research. An investigation of the effects of six reducing agents including cysteine (Cys), 1,4‐dithiothreitol (DTT), ethyl gallate (EG), L ‐glutathione (GSH), mercaptoacetic acid (MAA), and thiourea (TU) on the photostability of single QDs was studied. Our experiments demonstrate that both DTT and EG effectively inhibit blinking, photobleaching, and spectral blueshift. GSH molecules block blinking and photobleaching of QDs. The other reagents, Cys, MAA, and TU, only have the ability to counteract blinking. Possible explanations are given on the basis of research evidence. The results suggest possibilities for significant improvements in QDs for biological applications by adjusting the environmental conditions.     

窄线SeyfertⅠ型星系

本文将概述窄线SeyfertⅠ型星系 (包括具有类似性质但光度较大的类星体 )的主要观测特征、物理内涵及其理论解释和在活动星系核内部结构上的反映。窄线SeyfertⅠ型星系 (NLS1 ,以后NLS1都认为包括NLSI星系和NLS1类星体 )具有窄的允许线Hβ,它兼有Sy1和Sy2的某些特征。它具有强的FeⅡ光学线和弱的 [OⅢ ]λ5 0 0 7禁线 ,这明显不同于Sy2。在观测相关量的主成分统计分析中表明NLS1是活动星系核第一主向量表现为极端的一类。这包括 :( 1 )HβFWHM取极小 ;( 2 )FeⅡλ45 70 /Hβ 取极大 ;( 3)SⅢ ]λ1 892 /CⅢ ]λ1 90 9取极大 ,亦一定范围内宽线区电子密度取大值 ;( 4 )CⅣλ1 5 4 9线中心蓝移取极大 ;( 5 )高光度NLS1的软X射线光子数谱指数Γx 取极大 ;( 6)X射线相对流量变化方差最大等。基于以上观测结构和相应统计规律 (观测量与HβFWHM的关系 ) ,解释NLS1现象最佳的模型是高相对吸积率L/LEdd模型。NLS1比之典型宽线活动星系核具有较低的中心黑洞质量MBH。进一步 ,还发现这一模型是活动星系核主...     

Fabrication and optical properties of platinum nanowire arrays on anodic aluminium oxide templates

Arrays of Pt nanowires, fabricated by electrodepositing Pt metal into nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) templates, exhibit a preferable optical absorption band in the ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) spectra and present a blueshift as the wire aspect ratio increases or its radius decreases. This type of optical property of Pt nanowire/porous alumina composites has been theoretically explored using Maxwell－Garnett (MG) effective medium theory. The MG theory, however, is only applicable to nanowires with an infinitesimally small radius relative to the wavelength of an incident light. The nanowire radius is controlled by the pore radius of the host alumina, which depends on anodizing conditions such as the selected electrolyte, anodizing time, temperature and voltage. The nanowire aspect ratios depend on the amount of Pt deposited into the nanopores of AAO films. The optical absorption properties of the arrays of Pt nanowires with diameters of 24, 55 and 90 nm have been investigated by the UV-VIS spectra, which show that the extinction maximum (λ_max) shifts to shorter wavelength side as the wire aspect ratio increases or its radius decreases. The results are qualitatively consistent with those calculated based on the MG theory.     

Au/Au2S复合纳米球壳微粒的发光特性

观测了金纳米球壳微粒（纳米级Au2S介质外包裹一层纳米级厚的金壳）的荧光光谱，与块状Au2S的荧光峰相比，金纳米球壳的荧光峰蓝移到蓝绿区域，蓝移的主要原因是核－壳纳米复合结构中的表面态和量子尺寸效应。     

Lasing features of dye—doped pendant drops added with polymer particles：spectral blueshift and intensity enhancement

When micrometre-sized polymer particles were added into a dye-doped pendant drop that acted as a quasi-two-dimensional circular resonator,we found a blueshift of the peak wavelength of its lasing spectrum.The lasing output was also enhanced by the particles.The spectral blueshift was explained by a model of dye lasing in a circular cavity.The model includes losses of the scattering particles,medium absorption,and radiation leakage,An optimum particle density for maximum lasing output was deduced.The results are consistent with our experimental findings.     

N‐Bridged Annulated BODIPYs: Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Blueshifted Dyes

A series of novel BODIPY dyes has been prepared through the introduction of an N‐bridged annulated meso ‐phenyl ring at one of the β‐positions of the BODIPY core. An unusual blueshift of the main spectral bands is observed, since the fusion of a meso ‐substituent results in a marked relative destabilization of the LUMO. The greater rigidity of the ring‐fused structure leads to very high fluorescence quantum yields. The position of the main spectral bands can be fine‐tuned by introducing electron withdrawing and donating groups onto the meso ‐phenyl ring.     

Effect of Cr doping on the structural and optical properties of ZnS nanoparticles

Zn_1−xCr_x S nanoparticles with x = 0.00, 0.005, 0.01, 0.02 and 0.03 were synthesized by chemical co‐precipitation method at room temperature for the first time. Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid was used as stabilizer. Energy dispersive analysis of X‐rays confirmed the presence of Cr in the samples. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy and optical absorption studies. XRD and selected area electron diffraction results showed that the samples of all compositions crystallized in cubic structure and the lattice parameters decreased linearly with increase in Cr content following Vegard's law indicating that the Cr ions have substituted for Zn in the ZnS lattice. The particle size estimated from XRD was in the range 6–10 nm.The optical absorption studies on the doped samples indicated that the absorption edge blue shifted with respect to those of bulk and nanocrystalline ZnS. The bandgap increased with increasing Cr concentration in a narrow range 3.81–4.03 eV. Photolumonesence studies showed blue emission with appreciable luminescence quenching with increasing Cr concentration. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

硫酸根离子对草酸-硫酸混合酸中制备的多孔阳极氧化铝光致发光特性的影响

采用电化学阳极氧化法,分别在草酸、硫酸及两者不同浓度比的混合酸中制备了AAO薄膜样品,并分别观察了在250,296 nm光激发下的光致发光(PL)特性。结果表明:草酸和混合酸中制备的AAO薄膜,在250~550 nm范围内的光致发光与不同存在或分布形式的草酸杂质形成的发光中心相关。硫酸根离子对混合酸中制备的AAO薄膜的PL特性有很大影响,随硫酸根离子浓度的增加发光峰位逐渐蓝移。分析了出现上述实验现象的原因。     

叶蜡石高温高压相变的荧光光谱研究

 对合成金刚石过程中，叶蜡石经高温高压淬火后的不同部位进行了研究。发现叶蜡石的两条荧光线14 428 cm^-1和14 398 cm^-1在高温和高压作用下均发生蓝移，温度压力共同作用比温度压力分别作用时两峰的蓝移明显减小。通过合成金刚石的温度、压力条件的共同作用，仅在靠近合成样品位置的叶蜡石发生了相变。本文认为造成蓝移的原因是温度压力的作用使电子能级或成键电子能级发生改变。