Photoluminescence spectroscopy of YVO{sub 4}:Eu{sup 3+} nanoparticles with aromatic linker molecules: A precursor to biomedical functionalization
- C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6045 (United States)
Photoluminescence spectra of YVO{sub 4}:Eu{sup 3+} nanoparticles are presented, with and without the attachment of organic molecules that are proposed for linking to biomolecules. YVO{sub 4}:Eu{sup 3+} nanoparticles with 5% dopant concentration were synthesized via wet chemical synthesis. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy show the expected wakefieldite structure of tetragonal particles with an average size of 17 nm. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy determines that metal-carboxylate coordination is successful in replacing native metal-hydroxyl bonds with three organic linkers, namely, benzoic acid, 3-nitro 4-chloro-benzoic acid, and 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, in separate treatments. UV-excitation photoluminescence spectra show that the position and intensity of the dominant {sup 5}D{sub 0} – {sup 7}F{sub 2} electric-dipole transition at 619 nm are unaffected by the benzoic acid and 3-nitro 4-chloro-benzoic acid treatments. Attachment of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid produces an order-of-magnitude quenching in the photoluminescence, due to the presence of high-frequency vibrational modes in the linker. Ratios of the dominant electric- and magnetic-dipole transitions confirm infrared measurements, which indicate that the bulk crystal of the nanoparticle is unchanged by all three treatments.
- OSTI ID:
- 22273485
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 115, Issue 16; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
BENZOIC ACID
CONCENTRATION RATIO
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E1-TRANSITIONS
EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
EUROPIUM IONS
EXCITATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
M1-TRANSITIONS
MOLECULES
NANOSTRUCTURES
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PHOTOLUMINESCENCE
TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
VANADATES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION