Influence of Plasmon Excitations in Au Nanoparticles upon Fluorescence and Photostability of Photosynthetic Complexes
Krajnik B, Czechowski N, Piatkowski D, Mackowski S, Hofmann E, Pichler S, Heiß W (2013)
Publication Language: English
Publication Type: Journal article, Online publication
Publication year: 2013
Journal
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing
Book Volume: 3
Pages Range: 1-7
URI: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=28871
Abstract
Fluorescence spectroscopy is applied to study the influence of plasmon excitations in spherical Au nanoparticles on the optical properties of chlorophyll-containing light-harvesting complexes. The separation between the two nanostructures is controlled via silica layer with varied thickness. We observe strong increase of the emission intensity for a 12- nm-thick spacer and the increase is accompanied with shortening of the fluorescence lifetime, which allows us to sepa- rate contributions of absorption and emission rate enhancement. At the same time we find an increase of photobleaching. These findings are interpreted as a result of spectral overlap between plasmon resonance and chlorophyll fluorescence.
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Johannes Kepler Universität (JKU) Linz
Austria (AT)
Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) / Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK)
Poland (PL)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Germany (DE)
Austria (AT)
Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) / Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (UMK)
Poland (PL)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Krajnik, B., Czechowski, N., Piatkowski, D., Mackowski, S., Hofmann, E., Pichler, S., & Heiß, W. (2013). Influence of Plasmon Excitations in Au Nanoparticles upon Fluorescence and Photostability of Photosynthetic Complexes. Optics and Photonics Journal, 3, 1-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/opj.2013.31001
MLA:
Krajnik, Bartosz, et al. "Influence of Plasmon Excitations in Au Nanoparticles upon Fluorescence and Photostability of Photosynthetic Complexes." Optics and Photonics Journal 3 (2013): 1-7.
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