Photosensitizers with aggregation‐induced emission: materials and biomedical applications

F Hu, S Xu, B Liu - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy is arising as a noninvasive treatment modality for cancer and other
diseases. One of the key factors to determine the therapeutic function is the efficiency of …

Single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer

T Ha - Methods, 2001 - Elsevier
Fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a powerful technique for studying
conformational distribution and dynamics of biological molecules. Some conformational …

Lasing of carbon dots: Chemical design, mechanisms, and bright future

Y Zhang, S Lu - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are a new solution-processable laser material. They offer advantages of
non-toxicity, low cost, and high stability, making them attractive for the sustainable …

Digital photoswitching of fluorescence based on the photochromism of diarylethene derivatives at a single-molecule level

T Fukaminato, T Sasaki, T Kawai… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Photochromic reactions of diarylethene derivatives were detected at a single-molecule level
by using a fluorescence technique. Fluorescent photoswitching molecules in which …

Photoblinking of rhodamine 6G in poly (vinyl alcohol): Radical dark state formed through the triplet

R Zondervan, F Kulzer, SB Orlinskii… - The Journal of Physical …, 2003 - ACS Publications
We investigate the fluorescence intensity of rhodamine 6G in poly (vinyl alcohol) as a
function of excitation intensity, illumination time, the presence of oxygen, and temperature …

Theory of single-molecule spectroscopy: beyond the ensemble average

E Barkai, YJ Jung, R Silbey - Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Single-molecule spectroscopy (SMS) is a powerful experimental technique used
to investigate a wide range of physical, chemical, and biophysical phenomena. The merit of …

The energy gap law at work: Emission yield and rate fluctuations of single NIR emitters

C Erker, T Basché - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Internal conversion (IC) often is the dominating relaxation pathway in NIR emitters, lowering
their fluorescence quantum yield. Here, we investigate dibenzoterrylene (DBT) by bulk and …

Modeling distributed kinetics in isolated semiconductor quantum dots

M Kuno, DP Fromm, ST Johnson, A Gallagher… - Physical Review B, 2003 - APS
A detailed modeling of recently observed nonexponential fluorescence intermittency in
colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) is presented. In particular, experiments have …

Toward electrically pumped organic lasers: a review and outlook on material developments and resonator architectures

Q Zhang, W Tao, J Huang, R **a… - Advanced Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Organic lasers have undergone decades of development. A myriad of materials with
excellent optical gain properties, including small molecules, dendrimers, and polymers …

Probing photophysical processes in individual multichromophoric dendrimers by single-molecule spectroscopy

J Hofkens, M Maus, T Gensch, T Vosch… - Journal of the …, 2000 - ACS Publications
Individual multichromophoric dendrimer molecules, bearing eight perylenecarboximide
chromophores at the rim, immobilized in a thin polyvinylbutyral (PVB) film were studied by …