聚烷基芴电场调制光谱研究

有机发光材料和器件中相关物理机制是一个人们普遍关心的问题, 特别是电场作用下的有机半导体激发态的行为格外引起人们的关注。电场调制发光光谱是研究在电场中元激发的产生和发展的非常有效的方法。文章利用电场调制光致发光(PL)方法研究了聚烷基芴的PL电场猝灭效应,得到聚烷基芴激子离化随电场强度变化的规律和载流子平均跳跃距离。研究还显示PL猝灭因子随激发波长的变化,短波长激发光时猝灭因子大。     

纳米金膜及金壳表面局域等离激元对 上转换荧光波长的选择调控

基于贵金属表面局域等离子体共振(LSPR)调控上转换荧光的研究绝大部分集中于纳米颗粒或纳米棒,即使同一复合结构对上转换荧光(UCL)也有或增强或猝灭的截然相反的报道,而对于进一步提高上转换荧光材料的效率和强度以满足更广泛的应用需求则越来越引起人们高度关注。本文通过构筑两种纳米金/上转换纳米晶复合结构,系统研究了各自的表面局域等离激元对上转换荧光的增强和猝灭效应,基于微结构表征及对稳态、瞬态荧光光谱的分析,阐述了波长依赖的上转换荧光增强和猝灭机理。结果显示超薄纳米金壳结构对Ho~(3+)、Fe~(3+)共掺杂纳米晶的绿光发射选择性地增强了25倍,源于激发光能量与LSPR能量匹配的激发增强机制,而在覆盖有超薄纳米金膜的上转换纳米晶复合结构中却观察到了金膜引起的Er上转换荧光猝灭,同时红绿比随金膜厚度增加而增大,来自于金膜对激发光的散射、金膜的LSPR吸收带与绿光发射能级耦合引起无辐射跃迁几率增加,绿光上转换荧光强度下降相对显著,UCL寿命变短。     

血卟啉衍生物与血红蛋白相互作用的光谱特性研究

采用荧光光谱法和紫外-可见吸收光谱法研究了在不同温度下,血卟啉衍生物(HPD)与血红蛋白(Hb)结合反应的荧光猝灭光谱行为。证实由于非辐射能量转换机制,HPD对Hb有较强的荧光猝灭能力。根据Stern-Volmer方程和Lineweaver-Burk双倒数函数曲线,计算其结合常数在高温时要比低温时大,并获得相关结合常量和热力学参数。根据Fster能量传递原理计算出临界结合位点R₀＝3.22 nm。     

TADF激基复合物主体材料提升溶液法制备蓝色荧光有机发光二极管的效率

为了提升溶液法制备的蓝色荧光有机发光二极管(OLEDs)的效率,采用了基于热激活延迟发光(TADF)的激基复合物作为主体材料。TADF激基复合物主体可以利用反向系间窜跃上转换形成单线态激子并将能量传递到客体,从而可以同时利用发光层中的三线态激子和单线态激子,以提升蓝色荧光器件的效率。选择蓝色荧光材料1-4-Di-[4-(N,N-diphenyl)amino]styryl-benzene(DSA-ph)作为客体发光材料,4,4′,4″-T-ris(carbazol-9-yl)triphenylamine(TCTA)掺杂1,3,5-Tri(1-phenyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)phenyl)(TPBi)作为热激活延迟荧光激基复合物主体,通过溶液法制备了蓝色荧光OLEDs。通过测试TCTA,TPBi以及TCTA掺杂TPBi的光致发光光谱发现,与TCTA和TPBi相比,TCTA掺杂TPBi的光致发光谱(PL)发生了明显的红移(峰值波长变为437 nm),而且光谱变宽,证明了TCTA∶TPBi激基复合物的形成。通过对于DSA-ph掺杂激基复合物主体的薄膜与DSA-ph掺杂poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)的薄膜进行PL测试发现,两者发光峰相同,都是来自DSA-ph的发光,说明激基复合物主体将能量传递到了DSA-ph;DSA-ph的吸收光谱与激基复合物主体的PL光谱存在很大重叠,说明激基复合物主体与DSA-ph的能量传递非常有效;通过对激基复合物主体掺杂不同浓度客体的薄膜进行瞬态PL衰减测试发现,与纯DSA-ph的寿命相比,DSA-ph掺杂激基复合物主体之后其寿命会延长,纯DSA-ph的寿命只有1.19 ns,DSA-ph掺杂激基复合物主体的荧光衰减曲线与激基复合物主体的荧光衰减曲线相似,这进一步证明了激基复合物主体将能量传递到了DSA-ph。研究了主体引入以及DSA-ph掺杂浓度对器件性能的影响。对于器件的亮度、电流密度、电压、电流效率、电致发光光谱等参数进行了测试,与不采用激基复合物主体的器件相比,采用激基复合物主体的器件性能明显改善,在DSA-ph掺杂浓度为10%时,器件亮度从2133.6 cd·m^-2提升到了3597.6 cd·m^-2,器件效率从1.44 cd·A-1提升到了3.15 cd·A-1,发光峰只有来自DSA-ph的发光。采用TADF激基复合物主体的方法有潜力实现溶液法制备的高效蓝色荧光OLEDs。     

基于猝灭荧光素的一种TCSPC仪器响应函数测量方法

根据荧光物质的动态猝灭作用原理,将碘化钠饱和水溶液与碱性荧光素水溶液按照特定的比例混合,利用时间分辨设备测量猝灭后的荧光素荧光寿命。实验观察到随着碘化钠饱和溶液浓度的增加,测量得到的荧光寿命逐步从4 ns减小至24 ps左右。如将猝灭荧光素作为仪器响应函数的标准样品,与通常作为标准样品的二氧化硅纳米颗粒悬浮液进行对比,实验结果显示两者非常吻合,表明猝灭荧光素可以作为荧光衰减测试中的标准样品,进一步研究发现这种新的标准样品一方面避免了传统测量手段中需要在不同探测波长反复测量仪器时间响应函数的问题,更有效地减小了实验中颜色效应造成的实验误差。有望在时间分辨荧光光谱和荧光寿命成像等研究中得到应用。     

金属和半导体表面吸附分子的荧光猝灭

本文提出了分子吸附于金属或半导体表面呈现荧光猝灭现象的新的理论解释,认为荧光猝灭现象是由于处于激发态的吸附分子和等离子体振荡之间能量迁移的结果。文中并提出了“受迫等离激元”概念。     

电子能量损失谱探测银纳米棒与介质层强耦合的数值模拟

表面等离激元与量子发射体间的强耦合现象通常通过散射、吸收以及荧光等远场光谱探测方法进行研究.利用高度聚焦的电子束,电子能量损失谱能够实现亚纳米尺度的局域探测,可以更加有效地研究强耦合现象.本文在理论上分别模拟了银纳米棒、介质材料以及介质层包裹银纳米棒复合结构的电子能量损失谱.得到了可以与实验结果比拟的银纳米棒表面等离激元的电子能量损失谱.在上述复合结构的电子能量损失谱中观察到了谱峰的拉比劈裂,探究了银纳米棒尺寸对拉比劈裂的影响.分别在红外、可见光波段讨论了介质层的元激发与银纳米棒偶极辐射及高阶非辐射表面等离激元模式间的强耦合现象,从损失谱的空间分布成像角度探讨了强耦合引起的杂化等离激子(plexciton)的形成.本研究对强耦合现象的进一步实验和理论研究具有指导意义.     

阴极荧光在表面等离激元研究领域的应用

表面等离激元以其独特的光学性质广泛应用于纳米尺度的局域电磁场增强、超高分辨成像及微弱光电探测.阴极荧光是电子与物质相互作用而产生的光学响应,利用电子束激发金属纳米结构能够实现局域等离激元共振,并在亚波长尺度实现对共振模式的调控,具有超高空间分辨的成像特点.阴极荧光探测通常结合扫描电子显微镜或透射电子显微镜而实现,目前己被应用于表面等离激元的探测及共振模式的分析.本文从阴极荧光物理机理出发,综述了单一金属纳米结构和金属耦合结构的等离激元共振模式阴极荧光研究进展,并总结了阴极荧光与角分辨、时间分辨以及电子能量损失谱等关键技术相结合的应用,进一步分析了其面临的关键问题,最后展望了阴极荧光等离激元研究方向.     

单层磷化硼纳米结构中的量子等离激元激发

基于含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)研究了单层磷化硼纳米结构中的等离激元激发。单层磷化硼纳米结构中有两个主要的等离激元共振带,一个等离激元共振带位于能量点3eV附近,另一个等离激元共振带位于能量点9eV附近。单层磷化硼纳米结构在光谱的可见光区存在等离激元共振。单层磷化硼纳米结构的边界构型(锯齿形边界和扶手椅边界)以及沿着激发光的偏振方向的边界宽度对单层磷化硼纳米结构吸收光谱有很大的影响。单层磷化硼纳米结构中等离激元模式是长程电荷转移激发。     

Ag纳米颗粒对有机小分子太阳能电池性能的改善

在有机小分子太阳能电池CuPc/C60和TiOPc/C60的阳极ITO表面分别制备了一层Ag纳米颗粒,并采用MoO3作为阳极缓冲层,器件的性能均得到有效改善.Ag纳米颗粒的引入所形成的表面等离子激元共振可显著提高有机光活性层的吸收效率和光生激子的分解效率;而MoO3有效抑制了光生激子在有机/金属界面处发生的猝灭,提高了...     

Automated detection system of single nucleotide polymorphisms using two kinds of functional magnetic nanoparticles

Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) comprise the most abundant source of genetic variation in the human genome wide codominant SNPs identification. Therefore, large-scale codominant SNPs identification, especially for those associated with complex diseases, has induced the need for completely high-throughput and automated SNP genotyping method. Herein, we present an automated detection system of SNPs based on two kinds of functional magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and dual-color hybridization. The amido-modified MNPs (NH₂-MNPs) modified with APTES were used for DNA extraction from whole blood directly by electrostatic reaction, and followed by PCR, was successfully performed. Furthermore, biotinylated PCR products were captured on the streptavidin-coated MNPs (SA-MNPs) and interrogated by hybridization with a pair of dual-color probes to determine SNP, then the genotype of each sample can be simultaneously identified by scanning the microarray printed with the denatured fluorescent probes. This system provided a rapid, sensitive and highly versatile automated procedure that will greatly facilitate the analysis of different known SNPs in human genome.     

Agglomeration,colloidal stability,and magnetic separation of magnetic nanoparticles: collective influences on environmental engineering applications

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) which exhibit magnetic and catalytic bifunctionalities have been widely accepted as one of the most promising nanoagents used in water purification processes. However, due to the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction, MNPs can easily lose their colloidal stability and tend to agglomerate. Thus, it is necessary to enhance their colloidal stability in order to maintain the desired high specific surface area. Meanwhile, in order to successfully utilize MNPs for environmental engineering applications, an effective magnetic separation technology has to be developed. This step is to ensure the MNPs that have been used for pollutant removal can be fully reharvested back. Unfortunately, it was recently highlighted that there exists a conflicting role between colloidal stability and magnetic separability of the MNPs, whereby the more colloidally stable the particle is, the harder for it to be magnetically separated. In other words, attaining a win-win scenario in which the MNPs possess both good colloidal stability and fast magnetic separation rate becomes challenging. Such phenomenon has to be thoroughly understood as the colloidal stability and the magnetic separability of MNPs play a pivotal role on affecting their effective implementation in water purification processes. Accordingly, it is the aim of this paper to provide reviews on (i) the colloidal stability and (ii) the magnetic separation of MNPs, as well as to provide insights on (iii) their conflicting relationship based on recent research findings.

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Graphical abstract Interrelationship of agglomeration, colloidal stability, and magnetic separability of nanoparticles

     

Anti-Reflection Characteristics of Si Nanowires for Enhanced Photoluminescence from CdTe/CdS Quantum Dots

CdTe/CdS quantum dots(QDs) are fabricated on Si nanowires(NWs) substrates with and without Au nanoparticles(NPs). The formation of Au NPs on Si NWs can be certified as shown in scanning electron microscopy images. The optical properties of samples are also investigated. It is interesting to find that the photoluminescence(PL) intensity of Cd Te/Cd S QD films on Si nanowire substrates with Au NPs is significantly increased,which can reach 8-fold higher than that of samples on planar Si without Au NPs. The results of finite-difference time-domain simulation indicate that Au NPs induce stronger localization of electric field and then boost the PL intensity of QDs nearby. Furthermore, the time-resolved luminescence decay curve shows the PL lifetime, which is about 5.5 ns at the emission peaks of QD films on planar, increasing from 1.8 ns of QD films on Si NWs to4.7 ns after introducing Au NPs into Si NWs.     

水热法促进EuVO_4@YVO_4核壳结构纳米颗粒中Eu~(3+)的扩散及其对发光性能的影响

采用共沉淀法制备了EuVO4@YVO4核壳结构纳米颗粒,然后用聚电解质聚苯乙烯磺酸钠对其进行包覆和保护,并在200?C下对样品水热处理0—48 h.在水热处理48 h后,样品的发光强度增强了约5倍,平均发光寿命由0.410 ms延长至0.579 ms.对样品的发光衰减曲线的拟合、分析为Eu3+的扩散提供了有力的证据.这种自内而外的扩散降低了样品核心中Eu3+的局域浓度,削弱了浓度猝灭效应,同时又能够避免表面猝灭效应的发生,从而使得样品的发光寿命变长、发光效率迅速提升.     

Role of surface modification of CdS nanoparticles on the performance of hybrid photovoltaic devices based on p-phenylenevinylene derivate

The role of organic capping ligand of semiconductor nanoparticles in dictating the interfacial charge transfer processes in hybrid semiconductor nanoparticles/polymer-based photovoltaic devices is investigated. Morphology, optical and structural study of the CdS nanoparticles and the hybrid material were accomplished using X-ray diffraction (XRD), absorption (UV–vis), atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), photoluminescence (PL) and time resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy (PLRT). A broad band absorption in UV–visible region and considerable fluorescence quenching of MEH-PPV in the composites are noted indicating a photo-induced charge transfer and dissociation of excitons. Time-resolved photoluminescence measurements indicating decreased lifetime further confirm this process. The solar cells open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current were improved using thiophenol modified CdS nanoparticles as electron acceptor in comparison to MEH-PPV only device demonstrating a promising approach to enhance charge transport in the hybrid nanoparticles–polymer composite photovoltaic cells (PV).     

Modification of the spontaneous emission of quantum dots near the surface of a three-dimensional colloidal photonic crystal

This paper demonstrates experimentally and numerically that a significant modification of spontaneous emission rate can be achieved near the surface of a three-dimensional photonic crystal.In experiments,semiconductor core-shell quantum dots are intentionally confined in a thin polymer film on which a three-dimensional colloidal photonic crystal is fabricated.The spontaneous emission rate of quantum dots is characterised by conventional and time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) measurements.The modification of the spontaneous emission rate,which is reflected in the change of spectral shape and PL lifetime,is clearly observed.While an obvious increase in the PL lifetime is found at most wavelengths in the band gap,a significant reduction in the PL lifetime by one order of magnitude is observed at the short-wavelength band edge.Numerical simulation reveals a periodic modulation of spontaneous emission rate with decreasing modulation strength when an emitter is moved away from the surface of the photonic crystal.It is supported by the fact that the modification of spontaneous emission rate is not pronounced for quantum dots distributed in a thick polymer film where both enhancement and suppression are present simultaneously.This finding provides a simple and effective way for improving the performance of light emitting devices.     

Förster resonant energy transfer in quantum dot layers

Förster resonant energy transfer (FRET) in quantum dot (QD) layer structures has been analyzed. Small and large colloidal CdTe QDs were used as donors and acceptors, respectively. A FRET theory for random donor/acceptor distributions in two dimensions, taking into account exclusion zones around the donors, was applied to characterize FRET in a mixed monolayer. The exclusion zones provide a possibility to include the QD size in the FRET analysis and to determine its impact on the FRET efficiency. The acceptor concentration dependence of the FRET efficiency can also be described within this theory. In a separate donor/acceptor layer structure the distance dependence of the FRET efficiency as well as the acceptor enhancement was investigated. Both were found to agree well with the model of FRET between donor and acceptor layers.     

Second harmonic magnetoacoustic responses of magnetic nanoparticles in magnetoacoustic tomography with magnetic induction

Due to the unique magnetic, mechanical and thermal properties, magnetic nanoparticles(MNPs) have comprehensive applications as the contrast and therapeutic agents in biomedical imaging and magnetic hyperthermia. The linear and nonlinear magnetoacoustic responses determined by the magnetic properties of MNPs have attracted more and more attention in biomedical engineering. By considering the relaxation time of MNPs, we derive the formulae of second harmonic magnetoacoustic responses(2H-MARs) for a cylindrical MNP solution model based on the mechanical oscillations of MNPs in magnetoacoustic tomography with magnetic induction(MAT-MI). It is proved that only the second harmonic magnetoacoustic oscillations can be generated by MNPs under an alternating magnetic excitation. The acoustic pressure of the 2H-MAR is proportional to the square of the magnetic field intensity and exhibits a linear increase with the concentration of MNPs. Numerical simulations of the 2H-MAR are confirmed by the experimental measurements for various magnetic field intensities and solution concentrations using a laser vibrometer. The favorable results demonstrate the feasibility of the harmonic measurements without the fundamental interference of the electromagnetic excitation, and suggest a new harmonic imaging strategy of MAT-MI for MNPs with enhanced spatial resolution and improved signal-to-noise ratio in biomedical applications.     

Optimization of accurate controlled formation of Au MNPs via non-thermal microplasma continuous glow discharge within aqueous electrochemical (GDE) method

In this work, micro plasma-induced non-equilibrium liquid chemistry was utilized to synthesize and controlled formation of gold metallic nanoparticles (Au MNPs) by governing the concentration of (HAuCl₄). These new approaches based on both plasma and liquid electrolytes contain charged species, and the interactions between the two phases represent a unique combination of physics, chemistry, and materials science. Continuous and stable DC glow discharge was done in home–made cavity to synthesize the definite sizes of (Au MNPs) by means of (3 kV) discharge voltage and (2 mA) discharge current for a period of (7 min) in aqueous solution of HAuCl₄ with four different concentrations of about 1 mM, 5 mM, 10 mM and 20 mM at room temperature. The atmospheric pressure plasma discharge between stainless steel capillary tube cathode electrode over the (HAuCl₄) solution and platinum plate as an anode dipped in solution for rapid formation of colloidal Au MNPs. Morphology aspects of the synthesized Au MNPs layer were studied by examining the (FE-SEM), HR-TEM images and X-ray difraction (XRD) pattern. Optical features of (Au MNPs) were considered via a UV–Vis beam spectrophotometer. These measurements showed that Au MNPs were organized by governing the concentration of HAuCl₄, and uniform Au MNPs with specific exclusive sizes were acquired. Grain size, specific surface area and optical stability of Au MNPs strongly be affected by the HAuCl₄ concentrations.     

Complexes of the ATP-dependent Lon protease and DNA aptamers with G-quadruplexes as a model for developing a nanosensor biomagnetic immunoassay system

The binding to Lon protease through biotinylated aptamers whose structures contain G-quadruplex fragments with magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) functionalized by streptavidin was investigated. The conditions of binding of target aptamers to MNPs are met. The resulting complexes are proposed for detection of Lon protease in different biological sources and for constructing a novel biomagnetic nanosensor immunoassay system.