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Upconversion nanoparticles for sensing pH
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DOI：10.1039/c9an00236g.png)
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Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) can provide a vehicle for chemical imaging by coupling chemically sensitive dyes and quenchers. The mechanism for coupling of two anthraquinone dyes, Calcium Red and Alizarin Red S, was investigated as a function of pH. The green emission band of the UCNPs was quenched by a pH-dependent inner filter effect (IFE) while the red emission band remained unchanged and acted as the reference signal for ratiometric pH measurements. Contrary to previous expectation, there was little evidence for a resonance energy transfer (RET) mechanism even when the anthraquinones were attached onto the UCNPs through electrostatic attraction. Since the UCNPs are point emitters, only emitters close to the surface of the UCNP are within the expected Forster distance and UC-RET is via IFE.
Keywords:
UPCONVERTING NANOPARTICLES
ENERGY-TRANSFER
2-PHOTON MICROSCOPY
FLUORESCENCE
LUMINESCENCE
NANOCRYSTALS
SENSORS
DESIGN
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