Spectral Migration of Fluorescence in Graphene Oxide Aqueous Dispersions: Evidence for Excited-State Proton Transfer


Autoria(s): Konkena, Bharathi; Vasudevan, Sukumaran
Data(s)

2014

Resumo

Aqueous dispersions of graphene oxide (GO) exhibit strong pH-dependent fluorescence in the visible that originates, in part, from the oxygenated functionalities present. Here we examine the spectral migration on nanosecond time-scales of the pH dependent features in the fluorescence spectra. We show, from time-resolved emission spectra (TRES) constructed from the wavelength dependent fluorescence decay curves, that the migration is associated with excited state proton transfer. Both `intramolecular' and `intermolecular' transfer involving the quasi-molecular oxygenated aromatic fragments are observed. As a prerequisite to the time-resolved measurements, we have correlated the changes in the steady state fluorescence spectra with the sequence of dissociation events that occur in GO dispersions at different values of pH.

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http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/48330/1/Jou_Phy_Che_Let_5-1_1_2014.pdf

Konkena, Bharathi and Vasudevan, Sukumaran (2014) Spectral Migration of Fluorescence in Graphene Oxide Aqueous Dispersions: Evidence for Excited-State Proton Transfer. In: JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 5 (1). pp. 1-7.

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC

Relação

http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz4024755

http://eprints.iisc.ernet.in/48330/

Palavras-Chave #Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
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Journal Article

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