Review of fluorescence anisotropy decay analysis by frequency-domain fluorescence spectroscopy

This didactic paper summarizes the mathematical expressions needed for analysis of fluorescence anisotropy decays from polarized frequency-domain fluorescence data. The observed values are the phase angle difference between the polarized components of the emission and the modulated anisotropy, which is the ratio of the polarized and amplitude-modulated components of the emission. This procedure requires a separate measurement of the intensity decay of the total emission. The expressions are suitable for any number of exponential components in both the intensity decay and the anisotropy decay. The formalism is generalized for global analysis of anisotropy decays measured at different excitation wavelengths and for different intensity decay times as the result of quenching. Additionally, we describe the expressions required for associated anisotropy decays, that is, anisotropy decays where each correlation time is associated with a decay time present in the anisotropy decay. And finally, we present expressions appropriate for distributions of correlation times. This article should serve as a reference for researchers using frequency-domain fluorometry.     

White electroluminescence from a single polyfluorene containing bis‐DCM units

A series of fluorene‐based copolymers composed of blue‐ and orange‐light‐emitting comonomers were synthesized through palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki coupling reactions. 9,9‐Dihexylfluorene and 2‐(2,6‐bis‐{2‐[1‐(9,9‐dihexyl‐9H‐fluoren‐2‐yl)‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroquinolin‐6‐yl]‐vinyl}‐pyran‐4‐ylidene)‐malononitrile (DCMF) were used as the blue‐ and orange‐light‐emitting chromophores, respectively. The resulting single polymers exhibited simultaneous blue (423/450 nm) and orange (580–600 nm) emissions from these two chromophores. By adjusting the fluorene and DCMF contents, white light emission could be obtained from a single polymer; a device with an ITO/PEDOT:PSS/polymer/Ca/Al configuration was found to exhibit pure white electroluminescence with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.33, 0.31), a maximum brightness of 1180 cd/m², and a current efficiency of 0.60 cd/A. Furthermore, the white light emission of this device was found to be very stable with respect to variation of the driving voltage. The CIE coordinates of the device were (0.32, 0.29), (0.32, 0.29), and (0.33, 0.31) for driving voltages of 7, 8, and 10 V, respectively. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3380–3390, 2007     

Synthesis and characterization of indeno[1,2‐b]fluorene‐based white light‐emitting copolymer

An indenofluorene‐based copolymer containing blue‐, green‐, and red light‐emitting moieties was synthesized by Suzuki polymerization and examined for application in white organic light‐emitting diodes (WOLEDs). Tetraoctylindenofluorene (IF), 2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole (BT), and 4,7‐bis(2‐thienyl)‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazole (DBT) derivatives were used as the blue‐, green‐, and red‐light emitting structures, respectively. The number‐average molecular weight of the polymer was determined to be 25,900 g/mol with a polydispersity index of 2.02. The polymer was thermally stable (T_d = ～398 °C) and quite soluble in common organic solvents, forming an optical‐quality film by spin casting. The EL characteristics were fine‐tuned from the single copolymer through incomplete fluorescence energy transfer by adjusting the composition of the red/green/blue units in the copolymer. The EL device using the indenofluorene‐based copolymer containing 0.01 mol % BT and 0.02 mol % DBT units ( PIF‐BT01‐DBT02 ) showed a maximum brightness of 4088 cd/m² at 8 V and a maximum current efficiency of 0.36 cd/A with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.34, 0.32). The EL emission of PIF‐BT01‐DBT02 was stable with respect to changes in voltage. The color emitted was dependent on the thickness of the active polymer layer; layer (～60 nm) too thin was unsuitable for realizing WOLED via energy transfer. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3467–3479, 2009     

Low level determination of manganese in biological reference materials by neutron activation analysis

A simple method was developed for the low level determination of manganese in biological materials by neutron activation analysis with radiochemical separation based on manganese dioxide precipitation. Precision and accuracy of the method were tested by analyses of IAEA reference materials Animal Muscle H-4, Milk Powder A-11, Freeze Dried Animal Blood A-13, Horse Kidney H-8, and Mixed Human Diet H-9. Interferences from iron and cobalt were also evaluated.     

Application of the theory of generalized rays to diffractions of transient waves by a cylinder

The theory of generalized rays was developed to analyze transient waves in layered media where incident circular or spherical waves are reflected and refracted by plane boundaries. The theory has been recently extended to analyze the diffraction of transient waves by a spherical or a cylindrical boundary. In this paper, the generalized ray integrals, which represent the fourier transformed diffracted waves, are formulated for the diffraction of an incident spherical pulse by a circular cylinder. The ray integral involves a double integration with respect to two variables of wave slowness. Through a simultaneous transformation of variables, the inverse Fourier transform of these double integrals are completed by applying the Cagniard method.     

A new proof of the Solomon-Tits theorem

We give a new proof of the Solomon-Tits Theorem which asserts that the Tits building of a finite group of Lie type has the homotopy type of a bouquet of spheres.

     

在线单模光纤偏振控制器研究

利用Ｐｏｉｎｃａｒｅ球理论首次全面分析了在线全光纤偏振控制器。结果发现该偏振器可以有八种不同路径，实现任意偏振态之间的转化，最后通过实验验证了其工作性能。     

Laser photoassociation of Xe and Br(2P3/2) atoms and generation of aligned XeBr(B) molecules

The laser-induced photoassociation of colliding pairs of Xe and Br(²P_3/2) atoms has been demonstrated by observing the XeBr(B→A) fluorescence following the XeBr(B→X) laser-induced excitation. Analysis of the B←X excitation spectrum shows that the excitation transition is almost entirely bound — free in nature. The fluore scence and excitation XeBr* spectra are used to discuss the XeBr (X, B and A) potentials. Analysis of the polarization of the XeBr(B-X) fluorescence shows that the XeBr(B) molecules are generated with a high degree of alignment relative to the plane-polarized laser beam. The pressure dependence of the decay rate of the total intensity and of the polarization give radiation lifetimes, quenching rate constants and an estimate for the de-alignment cross section in collisions with Xe.     

сОДЕРжАНИь РАБОт, ОпУБлИкОВАННых тОлькО В ЧЕшскОМ ИжДАНИИ НАстОьЩЕгО жУРНАлА

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