- Title
- In-situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles on graphene quantum dots-phthalocyanine nanoplatforms: First description of the photophysical and surface enhanced Raman scattering behaviour
- Creator
- Nwahara, Nnamdi
- Creator
- Achadu, Ojodomo John
- Creator
- Nyokong, Tebello
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/187638
- Identifier
- vital:44682
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotochem.2018.04.011"
- Description
- Owing to the need for new low-dimensional molecular assemblies with tailored electronic properties, the current study presents a facile approach for the synthesis and assembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) onto functional graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-phthalocyanines (Pcs) arrays and the investigation of their photophysical and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) properties. The GQDs were functionalized with L-glutathione (GSH) (to form GQDs@GSH) in order to assist coupling to the low symmetry Zn tris–(tert–butyl) mono carboxyphenoxy (propionic acid) phthalocyanine (complex 1) to form 1@GQDs. The affinity of gold (Au) to sulphur (S) was exploited for the assembly of the AuNPs onto 1@GQDs platform to form 1@GQDs-AuNPs. Transmission electron microscopic investigations confirmed the formation of monodispersed, spherical Pc/GQDs@GSH/AuNPs hybrids. The nanocomposite displayed high triplet quantum yields, which translated into high singlet oxygen quantum yield as high as 87%. Furthermore, the formed composites demonstrated strong surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) properties with an unprecedented intrinsic maximal enhancement factor of more than 30-fold. These nanostructures also retain more than 90% of their original SERS intensities after a week of storage, displaying superb stability under ambient conditions. These results highlight the remarkable potential of this composite as a unique Raman-based PDT dosimetric agent.
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- computer
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- online resource
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- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (14 pages)
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- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
- Relation
- Nwahara, N., Achadu, O.J. and Nyokong, T., 2018. In-situ synthesis of gold nanoparticles on graphene quantum dots-phthalocyanine nanoplatforms: first description of the photophysical and surface enhanced Raman scattering behaviour. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 359, pp.131-144
- Relation
- Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry volume 359 p. 131 2018 1010-6030
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Nyokong, Tebello (Distinguished Professor)
RU DST/NRF SARChI for Medicinal Chemistry and Nanotechnology
RU Department of Chemistry
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