Single-Particle Fluorescence Intensity Fluctuations of Carbon Nanodots

被引:213
作者
Das, Somes K. [1 ]
Liu, Yiyang [1 ]
Yeom, Sinhea [1 ]
Kim, Doo Young [1 ]
Richards, Christopher I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kentucky, Dept Chem, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
关键词
Carbon nanodot; single particle fluorescence; nanostructure; fluorescence jumps and quenched states; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; IN-VIVO; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; MOLECULE; NANOPARTICLES; ONIONS; BRIGHT;
D O I
10.1021/nl403820m
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
070301 [无机化学];
摘要
Fluorescent carbon nanodots (CNDs) were synthesized in oxidized and reduced forms and were analyzed at the single-particle level. Images of single CNDs at different excitation energies revealed significant heterogeneity in the lower energy trap sites between particles. We observed that a high percentage of reduced CND particles transitioned between multiple fluorescence intensity levels indicative of multichromophoric systems. Despite this behavior, individual CNDs exhibit single-step photobleaching and transient blinking to the background level suggesting single-molecule behavior.
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页码:620 / 625
页数:6
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