Synthesis and luminescence properties of dye-doped deoxyribonucleic acid films

Dye-doped deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA)–tetradecyltrimethylammonium (TTA) films have been prepared. Rhodamine 6G, known as laser dyes, can be spontaneously doped by immersing the DNA–TTA film in rhodamine 6G-acetonitrile solutions. It is surmised that rhodamine 6G monomers and dimers diffuse within the hydrophobic TTA sites, and then monomers presumably intercalate between adjacent base pairs of DNA. Optical absorption spectra reveal that rhodamine 6G molecules in the sample undergo an unusual transformation from the dimer state to the monomer state with the elapse of time. Rhidamine 6G molecules doped in DNA–TTA show enhanced photostability and concentration quenching than those in PMMA. The environment, conformation and chemical stability of rhodamine 6G are different between DNA–TTA and PMMA, and are presumably modified by the intercalation.     

The effect of gain and absorption on surface plasmons in metal nanoparticles

The compensation of loss in metal by gain in interfacing dielectric has been demonstrated in a mixture of aggregated silver nanoparticles and rhodamine 6G dye. An increase of the quality factor of surface plasmon (SP) resonance was evidenced by the sixfold enhancement of Rayleigh scattering. The compensation of plasmonic losses with gain enables a host of new applications for metallic nanostructures, including low- or no-loss negative-index metamaterials. We have also predicted and experimentally observed a suppression of SP resonance in metallic nanoparticles embedded in dielectric host with absorption. PACS 61.46.Df; 73.20.Mf; 78.67.Bf     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from silver nanostructures with different morphologies

Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction reveal that four different types of crystalline silver nanostructures including nanoparticles, nanowires, nanocubes, and bipyramids are synthesized by a solvothermal method by reducing silver nitrate with ethylene glycol using poly(vinylpyrrolidone) as an adsorption agent and adding different quantities of sodium chloride to the solution. These nanostructures which exhibit different surface plasma resonance properties in the ultraviolet–visible region are shown to be good surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates using rhodamine 6G molecules. Our results demonstrate that the silver nanocubes, bipyramids with sharp corners and edges, and aggregated silver nanoparticles possess better SERS properties than the silver nanowires, indicating that they can serve as high-sensitivity substrates in SERS-based measurements.     

树枝状银纳米结构的可控电化学合成及其SPR/SERS性质

采用电化学沉积的方法在导电玻璃衬底上合成出树枝状的银纳米结构. 通过调控电位、表面活性剂、硝酸银浓度等参数控制树枝状银纳米结构的尺寸、直径、结晶性和分枝密度. 三种典型的树枝状银纳米结构被用来做表面增强拉曼散射衬底,其中的一种可以清楚的探测浓度低于0.1 nmol/L的若丹明6G分子. 不同树枝状银纳米结构表面增强拉曼效果相差比较大,说明了分枝颗粒形状,特别是颗粒间距对表面增强拉曼散射有非常重要的影响.     

银溶胶的合成、表征及其表面增强拉曼散射特性研究

报道了一种简单的合成均匀、稳定的银溶胶的方法,通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察其形貌,并利用UV-Vis谱、XPS等手段对其进行表征,以罗丹明6G(R6G)作为探针分子研究在银溶胶纳米粒子上的表面增强拉曼效果,结果表明所合成的银溶胶具有较强的表面增强拉曼散射效果。     

Columinescence of dye molecules in nanostructures of metal ion complexes

The mechanism of columinescence (fluorescence sensitization) of dyes incorporated in nanostructures of metal complexes is studied. It is shown for the first time that the columinescence of dyes is due to the transfer of excitation energy from ligands and metal ions of complexes that form nanostructures. It is proven that the dye columinescence of rhodamine 6G (R6G) molecules incorporated into nanostructures of Al(DBM)₃phen, Al(DBM) _n (OH)_{6 ? 2n} , and Eu(DBM)₃phen (DBM is dibenzoylmethane) nanostructures is completely determined by the singlet excitation energy migration from ligands to R6G molecules. It is shown that, at small concentrations of R6G, the R6G columinescence intensity is lower in nanostructures of metal complexes with a high probability of S-T conversion and that this difference disappears at large concentrations of R6G. In the case of Nile blue (whose S ₁ level lies below the ⁵ D ₀ level of Eu(III)) incorporated in nanostructures of Eu(DBM)₃phen complexes, as well as in nanostructures of Al(DBM)₃phen and Gd(DBM)₃phen complexes with admixture of Eu complexes, we observed the S-S energy transfer from DBM to NB in addition to the delayed sensitized fluorescence of NB previously observed in nanostructures of Eu complexes, which was caused by the energy transfer from the ⁵ D ₀ level of Eu(III) to NB. At dye concentrations below 100 nM, the efficiency of NB sensitization due to the migration of singlet excitation energy from DBM is lower than in the case of the energy transfer from Eu(III) ions, while, at large concentrations of the dye, the S-S energy transfer successfully competes with the sensitization of NB by Eu(III) ions. The use of dye columinescence makes it possible to easily determine dye concentrations of 2–100 nM in solutions with standard spectrofluorimeters.     

十二烷基苯磺酸钠胶束中吖啶橙与罗丹明6G间的能量转移机理研究

以吖啶橙(AO)与罗丹明6G(R6G)为例讨论了胶束介质中碱性荧光染料间相互作用的机理。在十二烷基苯磺酸钠水溶液中,吖啶橙与罗丹明6G染料分子间相互作用发生有效能量转移。在不同温度下,通过对能量转移体系研究,初步证明吖啶橙与罗丹明6G间发生能量转移引起吖啶橙的荧光猝灭为静态猝灭过程。通过热力学参数的计算,得出能量转移体系的结合力主要为静电引力。同时也对转移体系的能量转移效率,结合位点数和结合距离进行了计算。     

The influence of reverse energy transport on emission anisotropy in two-component viscous solutions

The effect of nonradiative reverse energy transport (NRET) in two donor-acceptor systems was studied experimentally. It was found that the NRET occurring in system I; rhodamine 6G (donor) and rhodamine B (acceptor), considerably lowers the emission anisotropy at medium and high concentrations. These results qualitatively confirm the predictions of the approximate theoretical approach of L. Kulak and C. Bojarski (see the preceding paper). In system II; rhodamine 6G (donor) and Nile Blue (acceptor), for which the NRET process does not occur, a good agreement with no-back-transport theory was obtained.     

Improved surface-enhanced Raman scattering of patterned gold nanoparticles deposited on silicon nanoporous pillar arrays

Large-area silicon nanoporous pillar arrays (Si-NPA) uniformly coated with gold nanoparticles was synthesized, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering of rhodamine 6G adsorbed on these gold nanoparticles were studied and compared. It's found that Au/Si-NPA substrate has a significantly high Raman signal sensitivity and good homogeneity. These are attributed to gold nanoparticles with narrow particle-size distribution uniformly coated on the surface and to the enlarged specific surface area for adsorption of target molecules brought by the porous silicon pillars.     

等色染料离子对浮选光度法研究-四溴荧光素*罗丹明6G体系

本文研究了四溴荧光素（ＴＢＦ）、罗丹明６Ｇ（Ｒ６Ｇ）等色染料离子对浮选光度法测定锗、铂和铁的方法。首先将被测金属离子形成的［ＭｅＬｎ（Ｒ６Ｇ）ｍ］（Ｌ：配位体,ｍ、ｎ为整数）有机溶剂浮选物,用碱解析并反萃于水相。而后加入与罗丹明６Ｇ等色的四溴荧光素溶液继续浮选,将形成的等色染料离子对Ｒ６ＧＴＢＦ浮选物溶解于丙酮。于５３０ｎｍ处测定吸光度值。由于２ｍ个染料同时吸收同一波长的光,而提高了方法灵敏度。测定Ｇｅ、Ｐｔ和Ｆｅ的摩尔吸光系数均在１０５Ｌｍｏｌ－１ｃｍ－１以上     

Direct growth of silver nanostructures on zinc substrate by a modified galvanic displacement reaction

This paper reports a modified galvanic displacement approach for the synthesis of Ag nanostructures with different morphologies. During the process, AgNO₃ as starting material is reduced using zinc foil and this is followed by suitable thermal treatment. The reaction time, concentration of the AgNO₃ aqueous solutions and thermal treatment temperature directly influence the morphologies of Ag nanostructures. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and UV–visible spectra are used to characterize the products obtained. Furthermore, a representative experiment using rhodamine (R6G) as the probe molecule confirms that the Ag nanostructure shows strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity.     

Characterization and optimization of AuNPs labeled by Raman reporters on glass based on silver enhancement

In this report, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) labeled by Raman reporters (AuNPs‐R6G) were assembled on glass and used as the seeds to in situ grow silver‐coated nanostructures based on silver enhancer solution, forming the nanostructures of AuNPs‐R6G@Ag, which were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV‐visible spectroscopy. More importantly, the obtained silver‐coated nanostructures can be used as a surface enhancement Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. The different SERS activities can be controlled by the silver deposition time and assembly time of AuNPs‐R6G on glass. The results indicate that the maximum SERS activity could be obtained on AuNPs‐R6G when these nanostructures were assembled on glass for 2 h with silver deposition for 2 min. In addition, the reproducibility of SERS signal on the fabricated nanostructures is very high with the intensity error lower than 15%, which has great promise as a probe for application in bioanalysis. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Influence of the Structure of a Macromolecular System on the Processes of Association of Molecules of Rhodamine 6G in Aqueous‐Polyelectrolytic Solutions

The processes of association of rhodamine6G molecules in aqueous solutions of polyacrylic acid are studied by spectroscopic methods. The efficiency of formation of the dimers of rhodamine 6G as a function of the concentration of the polyelectrolyte and its chain length is established. The angles between monomer molecules in the dimers of rhodamine 6G are determined for different concentrations of the polyacrylic acid and lengths of the polyion chain.     

Luminescent spectral properties of rhodamine derivatives while binding to serum albumin

We have studied the effect of blood serum albumin on the absorption and fluorescence spectra of rhodamine C (RC), rhodamine 6G (R6G), and rhodamine 3B (R3B). Interaction of the dye with protein is assessed using the binding parameters: binding constants and concentrations of binding sites. We have studied the effect of temperature on the binding parameters. We have observed that heating a mixture of the dye solution with protein for 30 min leads to an increase in the binding constant for rhodamine 3B with protein by a factor of 2, while the concentration of binding sites increases by a factor of 2.3. This is explained by features of the globular protein structure and a change in its conformation when heated. We have shown that rhodamine 3B at a concentration of 10⁻⁵ M is the most effective among the studied rhodamine dyes for application as a fluorescent probe when studying conformational changes in blood serum protein. Report given at the Third International Conference on Liquid State Physics: Current Problems, May 27–31, 2005, Kiev, Ukraine. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 380–384, May–June, 2006.     

SERS-active substrates based on n-type porous silicon

Porous silicon (PS) prepared from n-type Si crystal is proposed as a new material for the fabrication of sensitive substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The formation procedure for nanostructured silver films on the surface of PS was optimized. Maximum of SERS enhancement for rhodamine 6G probing molecule is observed for samples obtained by the immersion plating from the water solution of AgNO₃ with the 10 mM concentration during 5 min. The dependence of morphological parameters of PS and corresponding silvered surfaces on the anodization current density has been studied. It is shown that the most SERS activities possess substrates produced from PS with lower porosity. The optimum of the PS layer thickness for high Raman signal is about 5 μm. The detection limit for rhodamine 6G adsorbed on Ag-coated PS from the 100 pM solution is established to be comparable with that for p-type PS-based substrates. Thus, the n-type porous silicon is suitable material for the preparation of sensitive SERS-active substrates.     

The influence of silver nanoparticles on the stimulated luminescence of rhodamine 6G solutions

The influence of silver nanoparticles on the spontaneous and stimulated luminescence of rhodamine 6G molecules in aqueous solutions is studied. It is found that the laser photoexcitation of the dye solution gives rise to spontaneous fluorescence, which, with increasing pump power, transforms into stimulated laser radiation and superluminescence. Addition of silver nanoparticles to rhodamine 6G solutions enhances all types of luminescence and lowers the generation threshold for both types of the stimulated emission. The dependences of the laser radiation and superluminescence intensities on the concentration of silver nanoparticles correlate with the data on the spontaneous fluorescence.     

罗丹明染料荧光猝灭法测定超痕量辣根过氧化物酶

在HAC-NaAC缓冲液中,辣根过氧化物酶催化H₂O₂氧化KI生成I₂,过量的I-可与I₂结合形成I-₃,而I-₃分别与罗丹明S(RhS), 罗丹明G(Rh6G), 罗丹明B(RhB)和丁基罗丹明B(b-RhB)反应导致四体系在580,580,554和554 nm处的荧光强度降低。在选择条件下,对于RhS,Rh6G,RhB,b-RhB四体系,辣根过氧化物酶的浓度分别在8～6 400,40～4 000,32～3 200,40～6 400 pg·mL-1范围内与其荧光猝灭强度成线性关系,其检出限分别为3.2,3.0,2.4,3.7 pg·mL-1。其中RhS催化体系较好,用于酶联免疫乙肝试剂盒中辣根过氧化物酶活力的测定,结果比较满意。     

一种简单的方法制备SERS基底用于染料分子的富集、降解与检测

用一种简单的方法制备银纳米粒子, 研究了此纳米粒子作为SERS基底、吸附剂和光催化剂的多功能性。在光照条件下研究其对染料分子的光催化性能, 用紫外光谱和表面增强拉曼光谱对整个光催化过程进行动态跟踪检测, 实验结果表明染料分子光照条件下确实被催化降解了。本实验不仅合成了多功能的基底材料, 还赋予了表面增强拉曼光谱新的应用价值, 为光催化实验提供了新的动态跟踪检测方法。     

Fabrication of periodical Ag–Au compound nanostructure films with controllable Ag nanoparticle aggregate patterns: a study on surface‐enhanced Raman scattering

The Ag–Au compound nanostructure films with controllable patterns of Ag nanoparticle (NP) aggregates were fabricated. A strategy of two‐step synthesis was employed toward the target products. Firstly, the precursor Au NP (17 nm) films were synthesized as templates. Secondly, the Ag NPs (45 nm) were deposited on the precursor films. Three types of Ag NP aggregates were obtained including discrete Ag NPs (discrete type), necklace‐like Ag NP aggregates (necklace type), and huddle‐like Ag NP aggregates (huddle type). The surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) property was studied on these nanostructures by using the probing molecule of rhodamine 6G under the excitation laser of 514.5 nm. Interestingly, the different types of samples showed different enhancement abilities. A statistical method was employed to assess the enhancement. The relative enhancement factor for each Ag NP was estimated quantitatively under the ratio of 1 : 25 : 18 for the discrete‐type, necklace‐type, and huddle‐type samples at the given concentration of 10⁻⁸ mol/l. This research shows that the enhancement ability of each Ag NP is dependent on the aggregate morphology. Moreover, the different enhancement abilities displayed different limit detection concentrations up to 10⁻⁸, 10⁻¹¹, and 10⁻⁹ mol/l, separately. The understanding of the relationship between the defined nanostructures and the SERS enhancement is very meaningful for the design of new SERS substrates with better performance. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of Ag Nanoparticles on Optical Properties of R6G Doped PMMA Films

The composite PMMA films containing Ag nanoparticles and rhodamine 6G are prepared. We investigate the fluorescence properties and nonlinear optical properties of R6G/PMMA films influenced by Ag nanoparticles. The fluorescence enhancement factor is about 3.3. The corresponding nonlinear refractive index is measured to be -2.423 ×10^-8 esu using the Z-scan technique, which is much enhanced compared with the R6G/PMMA film. The results indicate that these enhancements are attributed to surface plasmon resonance of Ag nanoparticles.