Coupling influence on the refractive index sensitivity of photonic wire ring resonator

By taking the coupling effect into consideration, we study the resonance condition of a photonic wire microring resonator (PWRR) sensor and compare our results with the previous work. Simulation results show that the resonant wavelength and sensitivity strongly depend on the coupling strength. The difference caused by the coupling effect can be up to tens of nanometers for the resonant peak position and tens of nm/RIU for the sensitivity in a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) PWRR. Such a giant influence from coupling effect cannot be disregarded and should be considered seriously for the design and application of PWRRs. It also shows an alternative tuning technique by controlling the coupling strength.     

Resonance Raman spectroscopy as a probe of the crystallite size of MoS2 nanoparticles

Irregularly shaped and inorganic fullerene-like MoS₂ compounds were characterized by Resonance Raman spectroscopy using an exciting line at 633 nm. It was shown that the relative intensity of the longitudinal acoustic mode at 226 cm⁻¹ and its overtone strongly depends on the MoS₂ crystallite size but not on the size of the particles made of agglomerated crystallites. This technique appeared as a promising probe to characterize in situ very small crystallites that are not observed by XRD.     

A turn on ESIPT probe for rapid and ratiometric fluorogenic detection of homocysteine and cysteine in water with live cell-imaging

5(Benzothiazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxyisophthalaldehyde (BHI), an intense ESIPT containing molecule in mixed media loses its properties due to resonance-assisted H-bond (RAHB) in absolute water. Due to resonance-assisted H-bond the o-aldehyde is more reactive than the other one. With addition of cysteine/homocysteine into this solution the o-aldehyde group gets transformed into thiazolidine/thiazine ring, respectively, and the phenolic proton becomes free enough for transfer to nitrogen of the benzothiazole ring in excited state, that is, the ESIPT of BHI is turned on. Thus we can detect cysteine/homocysteine in water as well as in live cells.     

Site-specific C content by quantitative isotopic C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectrometry: A pilot inter-laboratory study

Isotopic ¹³C NMR spectrometry, which is able to measure intra-molecular ¹³C composition, is of emerging demand because of the new information provided by the ¹³C site-specific content of a given molecule. A systematic evaluation of instrumental behaviour is of importance to envisage isotopic ¹³C NMR as a routine tool. This paper describes the first collaborative study of intra-molecular ¹³C composition by NMR. The main goals of the ring test were to establish intra- and inter-variability of the spectrometer response. Eight instruments with different configuration were retained for the exercise on the basis of a qualification test. Reproducibility at the natural abundance of isotopic ¹³C NMR was then assessed on vanillin from three different origins associated with specific δ¹³C_i profiles. The standard deviation was, on average, between 0.9 and 1.2‰ for intra-variability. The highest standard deviation for inter-variability was 2.1‰. This is significantly higher than the internal precision but could be considered good in respect of a first ring test on a new analytical method. The standard deviation of δ¹³C_i in vanillin was not homogeneous over the eight carbons, with no trend either for the carbon position or for the configuration of the spectrometer. However, since the repeatability for each instrument was satisfactory, correction factors for each carbon in vanillin could be calculated to harmonize the results.     

Enhanced energy transfer from diolefinic laser dyes to meso-tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin immobilized on silver nanoparticles: DFT,TD-DFT and spectroscopic studies

Porphyrin derivatives are known singlet oxygen sensitizers in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Energy transfer from a class of diolefinic laser dyes (DOLDs) as energy donors to the sodium salt of meso-tetrakis (4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (TPPS) as the accepter of energy would extend the range of photon harvesting down to the UV-region. Energy transfer was substantially enhanced in the presence of metallic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), as revealed by steady-state emission spectroscopy, lifetimes, and quantum mechanics. DOLDs under investigation are 2,5-distyrylpyrazine (DSP), 1,4-bis (β-pyridyl-2 vinyl) benzene (P2VB), and 1,4 bis (2-methylstyryl) benzene (MSB) as efficient donors of intense absorption in the UV-region. AgNPs enhance the rate of energy transfer from DOLDs to TPPS via bringing donor and acceptor into close- proximity with a concomitant increase in dipole–dipole interaction between excited state donor and ground-state acceptor. The DOLDs molecular structures were optimized using the DFT/CAM-B3LYP/6-311G++ (d, p) level of theory. The calculated electronic absorption spectra for the studied DOLDs in the gaseous phase and methanol solvent were studied using the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) at M06-2X/6-311G++ (2d,2p) level. The calculated absorption/emission spectra for DSP laser dye in methanol are obtained at the TD/ M06-2X/6-311G++(2d, 2p) method. Notably, all theoretical results of the molecular structures under study highly agreed with the practical optical results. Energy transfer rate constants (k_ET) amid energy donor/acceptor pairs were determined by Stern-Volmer constants (KSV) and donors' lifetime measurements. The KSV values indicate an enhanced Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) efficiencies in the presence of negatively charged AgNPs. The critical transfer distances R_o were determined from the spectral overlap between the emission spectrum of donor and absorption spectrum of TTPS. These outcomes propose the application of designed metal-enhanced FRET for energy-transfer-based assays and photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications.     

四氧杂卟啉二价正离子共振拉曼光谱的TDDFT计算研究

采用DFT/TDDFF计算和极化率的态求和方法研究了四氧杂卟啉二价正离子(TOP²⁺)B态(S₂态)激发的共振拉曼(RR)光谱, 计算模型同时处理了A项和B项对拉曼极化率的贡献.用PBE1PBE、B3LYP、Cam-B3LYP、B3LYP-D3四种交换-相关泛函计算得到的RR光谱总体上相似,其中PBE1PBE和B3LYP 给出的RR 强度与实验吻合得更好一些. 对于全对称振动(A_1g),其拉曼谱带相对强度的理论计算结果与实验一致;TDDFF计算表明： 相对于基态,TOP²⁺的B态沿υ2、υ6、υ7、υ8简正模式有较大的无量纲位移, 导致相应的RR带有较大的强度. 非全对称的B_1g和B_2g 模式通过B项机理增强,其强度比A_1g模式小1～2个量级,与实验结果定性符合. 与实验相比,υ10模式(B_1g)RR强度的理论值过小,而υ11模式(B_1g)的理论值偏大;这可能是由于TOP²⁺的B-态(S₂态)具有Jahn-Teller效应.     

负载氧化钒催化剂的多波长拉曼光谱研究:结构识别和定量

探究负载金属氧化物的结构是确立催化剂结构和催化性能之间相互关系的首要条件. 在众多表征技术中,多波长拉曼光谱结合了共振拉曼和由不同波长激发的非共振拉曼,不仅在识别负载金属氧化物团簇的结构,而且在定量方面已经成为强有力的工具. 本文以两个负载氧化钒体系(VOx/SiO2,VOx/CeO2)为例,阐述了如何利用该技术研究活性氧化物团簇的多相结构,并理解氧化物团簇和载体之间复杂的相互作用. 由多波长拉曼光谱得到的定性和定量信息能为设计更有效的负载金属氧化物催化剂提供基本的依据.     

离子对反相高效液相色谱法分离伊班膦酸钠及其有关物质

采用离子对反相高效液相色谱法研究了伊班膦酸钠及其有关物质的色谱分离方法。以Inertsil C8色谱柱为固定相,乙腈．甲醇．12mmol／L乙酸铵缓冲液（含35mmol／L正戊胺,pH7．0）（8：4：88）为流动相,流速为1．0mL／min,分析物以通用型的蒸发光散射检测器（ELSD）测定。在该色谱条件下,伊班膦酸钠及其有关物质分离良好且能够被同时检测。本方法采用的可挥发离子对试剂和缓冲液的流动相系统,同时解决了伊班膦酸钠及其有关物质的分离与检测的问题,简单快速、专属性强,适用于伊班膦酸钠的有关物质检测,为该药的质量控制提供了简便可靠的分析手段。     

共振光散射法研究脱氧核糖核酸与多胺的相互作用及精胺的测定

在一定条件下,精胺不仅能够与脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)大沟嵌入结合,还能与DNA链上的碱基和磷酸基进行链内结合和跨链结合,形成致密的环状螺旋结构,造成DNA的凝聚,从而使DNA共振光散射(RLS)强度强烈地增强。增强的共振光散射强度与精胺的浓度呈现良好的线性关系,线性范围为5.0×10-7~1.0×10-5mol/L;校正曲线的回归方程为IRLS=40.22 5.28×107C(mol/L),相关系数r=0.9936;检出限(3σ)为7.4×10-8mol/L。在测定精胺的线性范围内,其它多胺(亚精胺,腐胺)、蛋白质及常见的金属离子不干扰测定。该方法用于测定新几内亚凤仙中的精胺,获得满意结果。