- Title
- Photophysical study of a covalently linked quantum dot–low symmetry phthalocyanine conjugate
- Creator
- Chidawanyika, Wadzanai J U, Litwinski, Christian, Antunes, Edith M, Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/261641
- Identifier
- vital:53430
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.03.008"
- Description
- The linkage of a low symmetry phthalocyanine, ZnttbIPc to mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) capped CdTe quantum dots has been achieved using a coupling agent, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), to facilitate formation of an amide bond. UV–vis, Raman and IR spectroscopic studies on the linked (QD:ZnttbIPc-linked) conjugate suggest the reaction was a success. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) resulted in stimulated emission of ZnttbIPc in both the linked (QD:ZnttbIPc-linked) and mixed (QD:ZnttbIPc-mixed) conjugates. The linked complex (QD:ZnttbIPc-linked) gave the largest FRET efficiency hence showing the advantages of covalent linking. Photophysicochemical properties of the phthalocyanine were improved in the presence of the QDs i.e. for QD:ZnttbIPc-mixed. Fluorescence lifetimes of QDs were unchanged in QD:ZnttbIPc-mixed and decreased for QD:ZnttbIPc-linked.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (9 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Chidawanyika, W., Litwinski, C., Antunes, E. and Nyokong, T., 2010. Photophysical study of a covalently linked quantum dot–low symmetry phthalocyanine conjugate. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 212(1), pp.27-35, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry volume 212 number 1 p. 27 2010 1010-6030
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Antunes, Edith Martins (Dr)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology
Nyokong, Tebello (Distinguished Professor)
RU Department of Chemistry
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