Photophysical property and photostability of J-aggregate thin films of thiacyanine dyes prepared by the spin-coating method
Photophysical property and photostability of J-aggregate thin films of thiacyanine dyes prepared by the spin-coating method
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DOI:
10.1021/jp077088o
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发表时间:
2008-01-24
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Hiratsuka, Hiroshi
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作者:
Tani, Katsuhiko;Ito, Chizuru;Hiratsuka, Hiroshi
By use of electrostatic interactions of dye molecules and poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA), the spin-coating technique has been successfully applied to the preparation of stable J-aggregate thin films of thiacarbocyanine dyes on a polycarbonate or quartz plate. The J-aggregate thin films were prepared by the spin-coating of PDDA aqueous solution on dye thin films prepared on a substrate by the spin-coating of 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propanol solution of dyes. Photophysical properties of the dye thin films and J-aggregate thin films were studied by measuring the fluorescence. spectra, quantum yields, and lifetimes. Coherent size of the J-aggregates was estimated to be 3-12 by means of the absorption bandwidth (full width at half maximum) or radiative lifetime. Photostability of the J-aggregate thin films was also studied in terms of photodegradation efficiency under argon and oxygen in comparison with the dye thin films, and J-aggregate thin films were found to be more stable than the corresponding dye thin films.