Journal of Fluorescence

, Volume 15, Issue 1, pp 53–59 | Cite as

Enhanced Lanthanide Luminescence Using Silver Nanostructures: Opportunities for a New Class of Probes with Exceptional Spectral Characteristics

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The photophysical effects of europium tetracycline immobilized in thin polyvinyl alcohol films coated onto silver nanostructures have been investigated. Complimentary to recent reports from our laboratories that the close proximity of luorophores to silver nanostructures can enhance their intrinsic radiative decay rate, we show that up to a 16-fold enhancement in lanthanide luminescence is possible, accompanied by a notable reduction in luminescence lifetime. These results suggest the potential future development of a new class of significantly brighter lanthanide based probes with exceptional spectral properties, which can probably undergo significantly more excitation–emission event cycles due to the reduced lifetime, substantially increasing detectability.

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Europium tetracycline metal-enhanced fluorescence radiative decay engineering enhanced lanthanide luminescence silver island films luminescence silver nanostructures 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Center for Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Department of Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, Medical Biotechnology CenterUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimore
  2. 2.Institute of Fluorescence, Laboratory for Advanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Medical Biotechnology CenterUniversity of Maryland Biotechnology InstituteBaltimore

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