Tm-doped TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized using a water-controlled hydrolysis reaction. Analysis was performed in order to determine the influence of the dopant concentration and annealing temperature on the phase, crystallinity, and electronic and optical properties of the resulting material. Various characterization techniques were utilized such as X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-...

The binding of sinafloxacin to DNA has been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. The variations in the spectroscopic characteristics of sinafloxacin upon addition of DNA were observed. Salt concentration effect, KI quenching, fluorescence polarization, DNA denaturation experiments, melting temperature (T(m)) curves and viscosity measurements were studied to i...

Vacuum evaporated crystalline films of Zinc Selenide (ZnSe) have been characterized by using optical spectroscopy (especially transmission and absorption spectra). Thin films of ZnSe have been deposited by vacuum evaporation technique on highly clean glass substrates and their optical properties such as refractive index (n), extinction coefficient (k), and energy band gap have been studied. The...

In this study, we demonstrate a one-pot mechanochemical synthesis of the nanocomposite composed of stannite Cu2FeSnS4 and rhodostannite Cu2FeSn3S8 nanocrystals using a planetary ball mill and elemental precursors (Cu, Fe, Sn, S). By this approach, unique nanostructures with interesting properties can be obtained. Methods of XRD, Raman spectroscopy, UV-Vis, nitrogen adsorption, SEM, EDX, HRTEM, ...

A series of new unsymmetrically substituted naphthalenediimide (NDI) moieties NDI-1 to NDI-6 were synthesized. The structures of these compounds were confirmed by means of FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, ESI-mass and HRMS spectroscopic measurements. UV/Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy were employed to investigate the photophysical properties of the prepared compounds in solution and in the solid state...

The primary azo compound 1-(3-formyl-4-hydroxyphenylazo)-4-nitrobenzene reacts with some aliphatic and aromatic diamines and yields the corresponding azo-azomethine compounds. These compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV/Vis, and NMR spectroscopy. The primary azo compound exists entirely in the azo form in solution as well as in the solid phase. The tautomeric structure of a...

A series of six new, highly soluble N,N'-dialkylated isoindigo derivatives bearing different electron donating thiophene units at the 6,6'-positions were synthesized by Stille cross-coupling reaction. The optical and electrochemical properties of these dyes were studied by UV-vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, revealing a good tunability of their electronic properties by peripheral substi...

This paper presents a spectroscopic study on doping of Vanadyl pathalocyanine (VOPc) by [6,6]-phenyl C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). The films are characterized by UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy. A drastic increase in the absorption coefficient has been observed with increasing dopant concentration. Optical properties of VOPc:PCBM films deposited by spin coating technique were studied in detail....

Three meso-2'-linked porphyrin-BODIPY hybrids which contain one, two, and four BODIPY units (, , and ), respectively, were synthesized. Their photophysical properties were investigated by UV-vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry, and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, as well as by theoretical calculations. The electronic properties of the constituent chromophores we...

Spectral changes of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in the presence of dipicolinic acid (DPA) were studied with UV/Vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. The change in UV/vis spectra of BSA in the presence of DPA indicated the protein weakly interacting with DPA. The DPA quenching to the fluorescence of BSA leads to the calculation of the BAS-DPA association constant K of 8.9 x 104 Lmol-1 at ...