Single-molecule interfacial electron transfer dynamics manipulated by external electric current
Atomic and Molecular Clusters
2017-09-13 v1 Chemical Physics
Abstract
Interfacial electron transfer (IET) dynamics in 1,1'-dioctadecyl-3, 3, 3', 3'-tetramethylindodicarbocyanine (DiD) dye molecules / indium tin oxide (ITO) film system have been probed at the ensemble and single-molecule level by recording the change of fluorescence emission intensity. By comparing the difference of the external electric current (EEC) dependence of lifetime and intensity for enambles and single molecules, it is shown that the single-molecule probe can effcienly demonstrate the IET dynamics. The backward electron transfer and electron transfer of ground state induce the single molecules fluorescence quenching when an EEC is applied to ITO film.
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@article{arxiv.1104.2361,
title = {Single-molecule interfacial electron transfer dynamics manipulated by external electric current},
author = {Guofeng Zhang and Liantuan Xiao and Ruiyun Chen and Yan Gao and Xiaobo Wang and Suotang Jia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.2361},
year = {2017}
}
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6 pages, 6 figures