Smart Shell-by-Shell Nanoparticles with Tunable Perylene Fluorescence in the Organic Interlayer

A new series of shell-by-shell (SbS)-functionalized Al₂O₃ nanoparticles (NPs) containing a perylene core in the organic interlayer as a fluorescence marker is introduced. Initially, the NPs were functionalized with both, a fluorescent perylene phosphonic acid derivative, together with the lipophilic hexadecylphosphonic acid or the fluorophilic (1 H,1 H,2 H,2H-perfluorodecyl)phosphonic acid. The lipophilic first-shell functionalized NPs were further implemented with amphiphiles built of aliphatic chains and polar head-groups. However, the fluorophilic NPs were combined with amphiphiles consisting of fluorocarbon tails and polar head-groups. Depending on the nature of the combined phosphonic acids and the amphiphiles, tuning of the perylene fluorescence can be accomplished due variations of supramolecular organization with the shell interface. Because the SbS-functionalized NPs dispose excellent dispersibility in water and in biological media, two sorts of NPs with different surface properties were tested with respect to biological fluorescent imaging applications. Depending on the agglomeration of the NPs, the cellular uptake differs. The uptake of larger agglomerates is facilitated by endocytosis, whereas individualized NPs cross directly the cellular membrane. Also, the larger agglomerates were preferentially incorporated by all tested cells.     

SbS电子基态及激发态势能曲线和振动能级的理论研究

运用多参考组态相互作用(MRCI+Q)方法,对硫化锑(SbS)能量最低的3个?-S离解极限的所有电子态以及考虑自旋-轨道耦合效应后分裂所得的Ω态进行了计算.得到27个?-S电子态及能量最低的12个Ω态的电子结构、光谱常数和振动能级等信息. Sb原子和S原子能级的计算值与实验值相符很好.分析表明自旋-轨道耦合效应对光谱常数与振动能级的影响总体上并不显著.对X(3/2)→X(1/2), 2(1/2)→X(1/2), 4(1/2)→X(1/2), 5(1/2)→X(1/2)及6(1/2)→X(1/2)跃迁的振动光谱进行了模拟与分析,其中X(3/2)→X(1/2)谱带位于中红外波段,其他谱带均位于可见光波段.此外,对氮族元素硫化物的电子态进行了验证计算,计算结果与已有实验结果吻合较好,体现了同族元素代换后相关物性的渐变规律性.