Experimental evidence for self-similar structures in the aggregation of porphyrins in aqueous solutions

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作者
Mallamace, F
Micali, N
Trusso, S
Scolaro, LM
Romeo, A
Terracina, A
Pasternack, RF
机构
[1] CNR, IST TECN SPETTROSCOPICHE, I-98166 MESSINA, ITALY
[2] UNIV MESSINA, DIPARTIMENTO CHIM INORGAN CHIM ANAL & CHIM FIS, SEZ MESSINA, MESSINA, ITALY
[3] ICTPN, CNR, MESSINA, ITALY
[4] SWARTHMORE COLL, DEPT CHEM, SWARTHMORE, PA 19081 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4741
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have studied the aggregation of the porphyrin t-H2Pagg in aqueous solution by light scattering. The intensity profile of the elastically scattered light, studied in the exchanged wave-vector range 0.2 less than or equal to q less than or equal to 31.4 mu m(-1), indicates that the aggregation produces large monodisperse clusters having a fractal structure, and is driven by diffusion-limited aggregation kinetics. Additional measurements performed at different q values confirm such a picture giving a hydrodynamic radius R(H) consistent with the radius of gyration R(g) measured by elastic scattering. This is explained taking into account the q(2) dependence observed in the mean decay rate of the intensity-intensity correlation function and the effect on this latter dynamical quantity of anisotropies in the cluster structure.
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页码:4741 / 4744
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