Efficiency of energy transport in luminescent molecular nanoclusters (j-aggregates)

  • R. S. Grynyov Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine
  • A. V. Sorokin Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine
  • G. Ya. Guralchuk Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine
  • S. L. Yefimova Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine
  • I. A. Borovoy Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine
  • Yu. V. Malyukin Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine
Keywords: molecular nanoclusters, J-aggregates, exciton transport, exciton trap, luminescence quenching, modified Stern-Volmer equation

Abstract

Using exciton trap (polymethine dye DiD) the efficiency of exciton energy transport in luminescent molecular nanoclusters (J-aggregates) of polymethine dye amphi-PIC has been investigated. It was shown that 50% of J-aggregates luminescence is quenched at the ratio amphi-PIC/DiD = 120, which points to effective energy transfer in the J-aggregates comparing with J-aggregates of another dyes. It was revealed that embedding of surfactant CPB leads to an increase in energy transfer efficiency due to suppression of localization processes in J-aggregates. In presence of CPB 50% of J-aggregates luminescence is quenched at the ratio amphi-PIC/DiD equal to 160.

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Author Biographies

R. S. Grynyov, Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine

60 Lenin ave., Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine, 

grynyov@isma.kharkov.ua

 

A. V. Sorokin, Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine

60 Lenin ave., Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine

 grynyov@isma.kharkov.ua

G. Ya. Guralchuk, Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine

60 Lenin ave., Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine

 grynyov@isma.kharkov.ua

S. L. Yefimova, Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine

60 Lenin ave., Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine

 grynyov@isma.kharkov.ua

I. A. Borovoy, Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine

60 Lenin ave., Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine

 grynyov@isma.kharkov.ua

Yu. V. Malyukin, Institute for Scintillation Materials, NAS of Ukraine

60 Lenin ave., Kharkiv 61001, Ukraine

 grynyov@isma.kharkov.ua

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Published
2008-06-04
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How to Cite
Grynyov, R. S., Sorokin, A. V., Guralchuk, G. Y., Yefimova, S. L., Borovoy, I. A., & Malyukin, Y. V. (2008). Efficiency of energy transport in luminescent molecular nanoclusters (j-aggregates). Biophysical Bulletin, 2(21), 101-106. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/biophysvisnyk/article/view/16805
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Methods of biophysical investigations