Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1237200 | Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In this communication we investigate two dyes N,N′-dioctadecyl thiacyanine perchlorate (NK) and octadecyl rhodamine B chloride (RhB) in Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) films with or with out a synthetic clay laponite. Observed changes in isotherms of RhB in absence and presence of nano-clay platelets indicate the incorporation of clay platelets onto RhB-clay hybrid films. AFM images confirm the incorporation of clay into hybrid films. FRET is observed in clay dispersion and LB films with and without clay. Efficiency of energy transfer is maximum in LB films with clay.
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Authors
Syed Arshad Hussain, S. Chakraborty, D. Bhattacharjee, R.A. Schoonheydt,