کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1233189 | 1495233 | 2015 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

• Fluorescence quenching of phenanthrimidazole by Ce3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles.
• Fluorescence enhancement of phenanthrimidazole by ZnO nanoparticles.
• Azomethine nitrogen associates with Ce3+ in Ce3+-doped ZnO.
• Azomethine nitrogen associates with Zn2+ in pristine ZnO.
ZnO nanoparticles were doped with Ce3+ by sol–gel synthesis and characterized by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV–visible diffuse reflectance (DRS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. The dynamics of photoinduced electron injection from styryl phenanthrimidazole to Ce3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles has been studied by absorption, fluorescence and lifetime spectroscopic methods. Both the absorption and fluorescence quenching results suggest association between Ce3+-doped ZnO and the phenanthrimidazole. The free energy change (ΔGet) for electron injection has been calculated. The critical energy transfer distance between the phenanthrimidazole and Ce3+-doped ZnO nanoparticles has been deduced. In contrast to our earlier observation of enhancement of fluorescence of the phenanthrimidazole by ZnO nanoparticles, doping ZnO with Ce3+ turns off its fluorescence. These findings provide a method to test the presence of Ce3+ in ZnO nanocrystals.
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Journal: Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy - Volume 135, 25 January 2015, Pages 264–269