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Poly(amine) biphenyl derivatives as fluorescent sensors for anions and cations
2005
Four new ligands, derived from tetramethylbenzidine and containing additional amino groups, are described. The influence of pH on the fluorescent properties of these ligands has been studied, and the effect of the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings on the fluorescent response has been established. The behaviour of the new ligands, and that of others previously described in both the complexation and sensing of different anions and cations, are also described.
Scanning Force Microscopy of Artificial Membranes
2002
Visualization of biological membranes by scanning force microscopy (SFM) has tremendously improved the current understanding of protein ‐ lipid interactions under physiological conditions. SFM is the only tool to directly image processes on surfaces in aqueous solution at molecular resolution. Besides being a supportive means to confirm results on lipid phases and domains obtained from fluorescence spectroscopy, calorimetry, and X-ray crystallography, SFM has contributed distinct aspects on the formation of 2D crystals of various membrane-confined proteins and morphological changes of membranes due to the interaction of peptides and proteins. This review will focus on recent results in SFM …
Soluble oligo(phenylenevinylene)s with electron withdrawing substituents for the use in light emitting diodes
2000
Poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) and its derivatives are one of the most widely used classes of phosphors in light emitting diodes. Central problems are the imbalanced charge carrier injection and transport properties due to the high lying conduction band. A series of good soluble oligo(phenylenevinylene)s (OPV) with five benzene rings and a variety of electron withdrawing and accepting substituents have been prepared and may serve as model compounds for PPV with increased electron affinity. The central ring of the OPVs is substituted with two octyloxy groups to ensure good solubility and the lateral styrene units carry further chromophoric groups of different electronic character. The synth…
Bioinspired self-assembly of tyrosinase-modified silicatein and fluorescent core-shell silica spheres.
2014
Inspired by the intermolecular cross-linking of mussel foot proteins and their adhesive properties, tyrosinase has been used to modify recombinant silicatein. DOPA/DOPAquinone-mediated cross-linking and interfacial interactions enhanced both self-assembly of silicatein building blocks and templating of core–shell silica spheres, resulting in fluorescent biomimetic silicatein–silica hybrid mesofibers.
Molecular structure of p -methylaniline and its van der Waals complexes with CF 3 H, CH 4 and CF 4 studied by laser induced fluorescence spectroscopy…
2002
The UV fluorescence excitation and dispersed fluorescence spectra of jet-cooled p-methylaniline have been obtained for the S1←S0 transition. The main spectral bands have been assigned by comparison with those of other relevant substituted benzenes and with the help of computed vibrational frequencies. The structure of p-methylaniline in both the S0 and S1 states has been studied at ab initio quantum chemical calculations at MP2 and CIS levels of theory using the 6-31+G∗ basis sets. Both low- and high-resolution laser induced fluorescence spectra of p-methylaniline van der Waals complexes with CF3H, CH4 and CF4 have been characterised following jet-expansion investigations. The equilibrium g…
Arylethynyl-Substituted Tristriazolotriazines: Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Thermotropic Behavior
2014
The synthesis of C3-symmetrical tristriazolotriazines with conjugated arms and lateral alkoxy side chains was performed by a threefold condensation of cyanuric chloride with tetrazoles. Conjugated π segments include phenyl, tolane, and its phenylethynyl-elongated homologue. Disclike and a dendritic molecule have been obtained, and two compounds with a 3,4,5-tris(octyloxy) substitution form broad thermotropic mesophases. The linear optical properties, solvatochromism of the fluorescence, acidochromism, and the two-photon absorption efficiency of selected compounds are reported.
Monodisperse Oligo(2,5-dipropoxy-1,4-phenyleneethynylene)s
2002
Oligo(phenyleneethynylene)s 1 are rod-like compounds with undisturbed conjugation. In supplementation of the previously described members of this series 1a−e, with repeating units of up to n = 5, this work contains the preparation of higher oligomers 1f−i (n = 6, 7, 8, 10) through the use of the Sonogashira−Hagihara reaction. Both the absorption and the fluorescence bands showed convergence for increasing values of n, reaching limiting values at the effective conjugation length of nECL = 10. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2002)
Electric field induced alignment-orientation conversion in diatomic molecules: analysis and observation for NaK
1999
This article reports the observation of the molecular fluorescence circularity under irradiation with linearly polarised light. This alignment-orientation conversion phenomenon arises as a result of partial transformation from alignment of the ensemble of 1 P state molecular angular momenta into their orientation under the effect of non-linear dc Stark effect. Circularity rate up to 0.12 was observed in D 1 P! X 1 S fluorescence of 23 Na 39 K molecules in agreement with the theoretically predicted value.
A size dependent discontinuous decay rate for the exciton emission in ZnO quantum dots
2014
The time resolved UV-fluorescence in ZnO quantum dots has been investigated using femtosecond laser spectroscopy. The measurements were performed as a function of particle size for particles between 3 and 7 nm in diameter, which are in the quantum confined regime. A red shift in the fluorescence maximum is seen while increasing the particle size, which correlates with the shift in band gap due to quantum confinement. The energy difference between the UV-fluorescence and the band gap does, however, increase for the smaller particles. For 3.7 nm particles the fluorescence energy is 100 meV smaller than the band gap energy, whereas it is only 20 meV smaller for the largest particles. This indi…
Energy transfer rates and pathways of single donor chromophores in a multichromophoric dendrimer built around a central acceptor core.
2004
An artificial light-harvesting dendrimer showing highly efficient electronic excitation energy transfer from four peripheral donors to one central acceptor has been investigated by single-molecule spectroscopy at low temperatures. Confocal imaging in combination with frequency selective excitation spectroscopy gives direct access to energy transfer rates of individual donors and allows the determination of energy transfer pathways within a single multichromophoric aggregate.