Íons terras raras inseridos em matrizes poliméricas de germânio e enxofre para preparação de materiais com propriedades ópticas

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Síntese e caracterização de sabões metálicos de lantanídeos (III)

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Aprimoramento da sistemática U-Pb através do método de traços de fissão e técnicas de caracterização: termocronologia da faixa Brasília e sua correlação com a bacia do Paraná

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Metalosupramoléculas discretas e Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) baseados em íons lantanídeos: design, síntese, caracterização e propriedades

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Propriedades luminescentes de polioxometalato contendo európio(III) correlacionadas à sua conformação em sólido estendido e em filmes auto-organizados de Langmuir e Langmuir-Blodgett

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ

Geomorfologia e quaternário do rio Vaza-Barris, Nordeste, Brasil

Pós-graduação em Geociências e Meio Ambiente - IGCE

Filogeografia do complexo Ischnocnema lactea e Ischnocnema holti (Anura, Brachycephalidae), sudeste do Brasil

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Propriedades estruturais e espectroscópicas de WO3 e WO3:Eu3+

Used as catalysts even in organic and inorganic molecules, as additives on catalysts, electrochromic films on smart windows the tungsten trioxide have been largely studied on the lasts decades, but there is just a few about it's luminescence. Using as precursors nitric acid and sodium tungstate the tungsten trioxide were been prepared thru wet process then treating on thermic and hydrothermal treatments. Where been evaluated the effects of methodology, nitric acid concentration, duration and temperature of treatments. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering spectroscopy (RSS), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy (PLS) and X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL). Hydrated phases of tungsten trioxide were obtained through hydrothermal treatments and the non-hydrated phases occur with thermic treatments. The acid concentration has the ability to determine the major phase formed as well the temperature determine the hydratation of the product. With lower temperatures dihydrate phase were preferable formed and with the rise of temperature, the water molecules were lost up to the fractionary hydratation and then the non-hydrated phase with higher temperatures depending on the atmosphere used on the thermal treatment. Doping the system with europium ions even substituting tungsten or in the interstices of the matrix were not been successful, as well the XEOL spectroscopy intensity were null and quite low for ultraviolet and visible excitation photoluminescence because of oxygen defect levels localized into the prohibited band.

Nanopartículas à base de óxido de zinco dopadas com magnésio e com superfície modificada para aplicação em bioimagem

O diagnóstico precoce de diversas doenças, principalmente o câncer, é fundamental para o seu combate. Atualmente, muitos avanços têm sido feitos na área de nanotecnologia no sentido de desenvolver sistemas com aplicação na área biomédica e em bioimagem para o diagnóstico de doenças. Nesse contexto, nano-cristais semicondutores de ZnO apresentam elevado potencial como marcadores para aplicações biológicas devido á suas propriedades luminescentes. A fotoluminescência de pontos quânticos (PQs) de ZnO envolve dois aspectos: a emissão excitônica fraca na região do UV e a ampla emissão visível induzida por efeito da superfície PQ. Estudos sinalizam que na síntese de nanopartículas de ZnO, a introdução de magnésio (Mg) como dopante leva a uma mudança significativa no tamanho e forma dos nano-cristais, potencializando as propriedades de luminescência. Entretanto, ainda é um desafio para os pesquisadores obter nanopartículas de ZnO aptas a serem incorporados em nanocarreadores e que sejam estáveis em meio biológico. Desta forma, este trabalho, apresenta como objetivo principal a obtenção de pontos quânticos de ZnO dopados com Mg e recobertos com ácido cítrico e 3-Glycidilpropriltrimetóxisilano (GPTMS) como modificadores de superfície para prover estabilidade em meio biológico. Eles poderão posteriormente ser incorporados em sistemas carreadores a fim de constituir sistemas estáveis com potencialização das propriedades luminescentes dos PQs e, portanto, aptos para aplicação como material de diagnóstico em sistemas biológicos

Propriedades estruturais e espectroscópicas de WO3 e WO3:Eu3+

Used as catalysts even in organic and inorganic molecules, as additives on catalysts, electrochromic films on smart windows the tungsten trioxide have been largely studied on the lasts decades, but there is just a few about it's luminescence. Using as precursors nitric acid and sodium tungstate the tungsten trioxide were been prepared thru wet process then treating on thermic and hydrothermal treatments. Where been evaluated the effects of methodology, nitric acid concentration, duration and temperature of treatments. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman scattering spectroscopy (RSS), Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy (PLS) and X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL). Hydrated phases of tungsten trioxide were obtained through hydrothermal treatments and the non-hydrated phases occur with thermic treatments. The acid concentration has the ability to determine the major phase formed as well the temperature determine the hydratation of the product. With lower temperatures dihydrate phase were preferable formed and with the rise of temperature, the water molecules were lost up to the fractionary hydratation and then the non-hydrated phase with higher temperatures depending on the atmosphere used on the thermal treatment. Doping the system with europium ions even substituting tungsten or in the interstices of the matrix were not been successful, as well the XEOL spectroscopy intensity were null and quite low for ultraviolet and visible excitation photoluminescence because of oxygen defect levels localized into the prohibited band.

Nanopartículas à base de óxido de zinco dopadas com magnésio e com superfície modificada para aplicação em bioimagem

O diagnóstico precoce de diversas doenças, principalmente o câncer, é fundamental para o seu combate. Atualmente, muitos avanços têm sido feitos na área de nanotecnologia no sentido de desenvolver sistemas com aplicação na área biomédica e em bioimagem para o diagnóstico de doenças. Nesse contexto, nano-cristais semicondutores de ZnO apresentam elevado potencial como marcadores para aplicações biológicas devido á suas propriedades luminescentes. A fotoluminescência de pontos quânticos (PQs) de ZnO envolve dois aspectos: a emissão excitônica fraca na região do UV e a ampla emissão visível induzida por efeito da superfície PQ. Estudos sinalizam que na síntese de nanopartículas de ZnO, a introdução de magnésio (Mg) como dopante leva a uma mudança significativa no tamanho e forma dos nano-cristais, potencializando as propriedades de luminescência. Entretanto, ainda é um desafio para os pesquisadores obter nanopartículas de ZnO aptas a serem incorporados em nanocarreadores e que sejam estáveis em meio biológico. Desta forma, este trabalho, apresenta como objetivo principal a obtenção de pontos quânticos de ZnO dopados com Mg e recobertos com ácido cítrico e 3-Glycidilpropriltrimetóxisilano (GPTMS) como modificadores de superfície para prover estabilidade em meio biológico. Eles poderão posteriormente ser incorporados em sistemas carreadores a fim de constituir sistemas estáveis com potencialização das propriedades luminescentes dos PQs e, portanto, aptos para aplicação como material de diagnóstico em sistemas biológicos

U-Pb zircon in situ dating with LA-MC-ICP-MS using a mixed detector configuration

The LA-MC-ICP-MS method applied to U-Pb in situ dating is still rapidly evolving due to improvements in both lasers and ICP-MS. To test the validity and reproducibility of the method, 5 different zircon samples, including the standard Temora-2, ranging in age between 2.2 Ga and 246 Ma, were dated using both LA-MC-ICP-MS and SHRIMP. The selected zircons were dated by SHRIMP and, after gentle polishing, the laser spot was driven to the same site or on the same zircon phase with a 213 nm laser microprobe coupled to a multi-collector mixed system. The data were collected with a routine spot size of 25 μm and, in some cases, of 15 and 40 μm. A careful cross-calibration using a diluted U-Th-Pb solution to calculate the Faraday reading to counting rate conversion factors and the highly suitable GJ-1 standard zircon for external calibrations were of paramount importance for obtaining reliable results. All age results were concordant within the experimental errors. The assigned age errors using the LA-MC-ICP-MS technique were, in most cases, higher than those obtained by SHRIMP, but if we are not faced with a high resolution stratigraphy, the laser technique has certain advantages.

U-Pb dating by zircon dissolution method using chemical abrasion

Chemical abrasion was carried out on zircons grains of the Temora II standard for U-Pb dating prior to analyses using in situ Laser Ablation-MultiCollector Ion Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICPMS) followed by the Isotope Dissolution Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (ID-TIMS) method. The proposed methodology was herein applied in order to reduce primarily the effects of secondary Pb loss, the presence of common lead and/or silicate impurities. Nine Temora II zircon grains were analyzed by the laser ablation method yielding an age of 418.3±4.3 Ma. Zircon grains of a same population were separated for chemical abrasion before dissolution and mass spectrometry analyses. Six fractions of them were separated for isotope dissolution using 235U-205Pb mixed spike after we have checked and assured the laboratory conditions of low blank values for total Pb of less than 2 pg/g. The obtained U-Pb zircon age by the ID-TIMS method was 415.7±1.8 Ma (error 0.43 %) based on four successful determinations. The results are consistent with the published ages for the Temora diorite (Temora I â 416.75±1.3 Ma; Temora II â 416.78±0.33 Ma) and established as 416±0.33 Ma. The technique is thus recommended for high precision U-Pb zircon analyses (error < 1 %), mainly for high resolution stratigraphic studies of Phanerozoic sequences.

Luminescence quantum efficiency at 1.5 µm of Er3+- doped tellurite glass determined by thermal lens spectroscopy

Erbium doped tellurite glasses (TeO2 + Li2O + TiO2) were prepared by conventional melt-quenching method to study the influence of the Er3+ concentration on the luminescence quantum efficiency (η) at 1.5 µm. Absorption and luminescence data were used to characterize the samples, and the η parameter was measured using the well-known thermal lens spectroscopy. For low Er3+ concentration, the measured values are around 76%, and the concentration behavior of η shows Er-Er and Er-OH- interactions, which agreed with the measured lifetime values.

In vivo photothermal tumour ablation using gold nanorods

Less invasive and more effective cancer treatments have been the aim of research in recent decades, e.g. photothermal tumour ablation using gold nanorods. In this study we investigate the cell death pathways activated, and confirm the possibility of CTAB-coated nanoparticle use in vivo. Nanorods were synthesized by the seeding method; some of them were centrifuged and washed to eliminate soluble CTAB. The MTT cytotoxicity test was performed to evaluate cytotoxicity, and the particles' viability after their synthesis was assessed. Once it had been observed that centrifuged and washed nanorods are harmless, and that nanoparticles must be used within 48 h after their synthesis, in vivo hyperthermic treatment was performed.After irradiation, a tumour biopsy was subjected to a chemiluminescence assay to evaluate membrane lipoperoxidation, and to a TRAP assay to evaluate total antioxidant capacity. There was a 47 ºC rise in temperature observed at the tumour site. Animals irradiated with a laser (with or without nanorods) showed similar membrane lipoperoxidation, more intense than in control animals. The antioxidant capacity of experimental animal tumours was elevated. Our results indicate that necrosis is possibly the cell death pathway activated in this case, and that nanorod treatment is worthwhile.