scholarly journals Silver–Gold Nanocomposite Substrates for Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence: Ensemble and Single-Molecule Spectroscopic Studies

2012 ◽  
Vol 116 (8) ◽  
pp. 5042-5048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmistha Dutta Choudhury ◽  
Ramachandram Badugu ◽  
Krishanu Ray ◽  
Joseph R. Lakowicz
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Spectroscopic Studies ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence

scholarly journals Single Molecule Techniques Can Distinguish the Photophysical Processes Governing Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Impellizzeri ◽  
Gregory J, Hodgson ◽  
Nicholas P. Dogantzis
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Organic Molecules ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Maximum Enhancement ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
Photophysical Processes ◽  
Underlying Processes

<p>Plasmonic metal nanoparticles can impact the behaviour of organic molecules in a number of ways, including enhancing or quenching fluorescence. Only through a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental photophysical processes regulating nano-molecular interactions can these effects be controlled, and exploited to the fullest extent possible. Metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) is governed by two underlying processes, increased rate of fluorophore excitation and increased fluorophore emission, the balance between which has implications for optimizing hybrid nanoparticle-molecular systems for various applications. We report groundbreaking work on the use of single molecule fluorescence microscopy to distinguish between the two mechanistic components of MEF, in a model system consisting of two analogous boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) fluorophores and triangular silver nanoparticles (AgNP). We demonstrate that the increased excitation MEF mechanism occurs to approximately the same extent for both dyes, but that the BODIPY with the higher quantum yield of fluorescence experiences a greater degree of MEF via the increased fluorophore emission mechanism, and higher overall enhancement, as a result of its superior ability to undergo near-field interactions with AgNP. We foresee that this knowledge and methodology will be used to tailor MEF to meet the needs of different applications, such as those requiring maximum enhancement of fluorescence intensity or instead prioritizing excited-state photochemistry. </p>

scholarly journals Optical writing and single molecule reading of photoactivatable and silver nanoparticle-enhanced fluorescence

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 1956-1966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas P. Dogantzis ◽  
Gregory K. Hodgson ◽  
Stefania Impellizzeri
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Polymer Films ◽  
Molecular System ◽  
Thin Polymer Films ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Single Molecule Level ◽  
Thin Polymer

We present a hybrid nano-molecular system for optically activated, silver nanoparticle enhanced fluorescence in solution and in thin-polymer films, alongside single molecule level insights into the metal-enhanced fluorescence mechanism.

scholarly journals Single Molecule Techniques Can Distinguish the Photophysical Processes Governing Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Impellizzeri ◽  
Gregory J, Hodgson ◽  
Nicholas P. Dogantzis
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Organic Molecules ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Maximum Enhancement ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
Photophysical Processes ◽  
Underlying Processes

<p>Plasmonic metal nanoparticles can impact the behaviour of organic molecules in a number of ways, including enhancing or quenching fluorescence. Only through a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental photophysical processes regulating nano-molecular interactions can these effects be controlled, and exploited to the fullest extent possible. Metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) is governed by two underlying processes, increased rate of fluorophore excitation and increased fluorophore emission, the balance between which has implications for optimizing hybrid nanoparticle-molecular systems for various applications. We report groundbreaking work on the use of single molecule fluorescence microscopy to distinguish between the two mechanistic components of MEF, in a model system consisting of two analogous boron dipyrromethene (BODIPY) fluorophores and triangular silver nanoparticles (AgNP). We demonstrate that the increased excitation MEF mechanism occurs to approximately the same extent for both dyes, but that the BODIPY with the higher quantum yield of fluorescence experiences a greater degree of MEF via the increased fluorophore emission mechanism, and higher overall enhancement, as a result of its superior ability to undergo near-field interactions with AgNP. We foresee that this knowledge and methodology will be used to tailor MEF to meet the needs of different applications, such as those requiring maximum enhancement of fluorescence intensity or instead prioritizing excited-state photochemistry. </p>

Enhanced-Fluorescence of a Dye on DNA- assembled Gold Nano-Dimers Discriminated by Lifetime Correlation Spectroscopy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro M. R. Paulo ◽  
David Botequim ◽  
Agnieszka Jóskowiak ◽  
Sofia Martins ◽  
Duarte M. F. Prazeres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Directed Assembly ◽  
Plasmon Mode ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Detection Volume ◽  
Relaxation Component ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Confocal Detection

<div> <div> <div> <p>We have employed DNA-directed assembly to prepare dimers of gold nanoparticles and used their longitudinally coupled plasmon mode to enhance the fluorescence emission of an organic red-emitting dye, Atto-655. The plasmon- enhanced fluorescence of this dye using dimers of 80 nm particles was measured at single molecule detection level. The top enhancement factors were above 1000-fold in 71% of the dimers within a total of 32 dimers measured, and, in some cases, they reached almost 4000-fold, in good agreement with model simulations. Additionally, fluorescence lifetime correlation analysis enabled the separation of enhanced from non-enhanced emission simultaneously collected in our confocal detection volume. This approach allowed us to recover a short relaxation component exclusive to enhanced emission that is attributed to the interaction of the dye with DNA in the interparticle gaps. </p> </div> </div> </div>

Metal-enhanced fluorescence from tin nanostructured surfaces

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 024302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongxia Zhang ◽  
Anatoliy Dragan ◽  
Chris D. Geddes
Keyword(s):  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Nanostructured Surfaces

UV-Trained and Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence of Biliverdin and Biliverdin Nanoparticles

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parinaz Fathi ◽  
Ayman Roslend ◽  
Kritika Mehta ◽  
Parikshit Moitra ◽  
Kai Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Yield ◽  
Fluorescence Quantum Yield ◽  
Biomedical Imaging ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Metal Enhanced Fluorescence

Increasing the fluorescence quantum yield of fluorophores is of great interest for in vitro and in vivo biomedical imaging applications. At the same time, photobleaching and photodegradation resulting from continuous...

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