Abstract
The photophysical behaviors of benzimidazolium derivative [4-(1,3-dimethylbenzimidazol-3-imu-2-yl)-N, N-diphenylaniline (2-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-3-ium)] (BID) in water, organic solvents and on synthetic saponite were investigated. The fluorescence quantum yield (Φf) of BID was 0.91 on the saponite surface under the optimal condition, while that in water was 0.010. Such fluorescence enhancement on the inorganic surface is called “surface-fixation induced emission (S-FIE)”. This fluorescence enhancement ratio for BID is significantly high compared to that of conventional S-FIE active dyes. From the values of Φf and the excited lifetime, the non-radiative deactivation rate constant (knr) and radiative deactivation rate constant (kf) of BID on the saponite surface and in water were determined. Results showed that the factors for fluorescence enhancement were both the increase of kf and the decrease of knr on the saponite surface; especially, knr decreased by more than two orders due to the effect of nanosheets.
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The fluorescence quantum yield increased approximately 90 times by the addition of clay.
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1 Introduction
Layered materials are widely used for photoenergy conversion [1,2,3,4], drug delivery systems [5], and so on. They possess quite flat two-dimensional surfaces, where a variety of molecules and ions could be adsorbed through electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions [6, 7]. Furthermore, the photochemical behavior of molecules could be affected by the complex formation with layered materials [8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30]. Among the layered materials, synthetic saponite type of clay minerals (Fig. 1) are frequently used as host materials, because they possess appropriate anionic charge density in the structure for exfoliation in water [31]. When saponite nanosheets exfoliate in water, the available surface area increases, and the solution is substantially transparent; thus, they are fascinating materials from a viewpoint of surface and photochemistry [32]. Our group has reported the unique photophysical properties of the hybrids composed of saponite and cationic dyes such as porphyrins, sub-porphyrins, and triphenyl benzene dyes [33,34,35]. By using size-matching effect [36, 37], it was reported that high-density adsorption assembly of dyes without an aggregation on the clay surface that can be available for the construction of artificial photosynthesis systems [38,39,40] was attained. In addition, by the adsorption on saponite, the emission enhancement behavior of molecules on the clay surface compared with that in bulk water was found out. Such emission enhancement behavior is called surface-fixation induced emission (S-FIE) [35, 41,42,43,44,45]. As an emission enhancement behavior, aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has been widely investigated [46,47,48,49,50]. Compared to AIE, S-FIE has some advantages: (1) S-FIE does not need organic solvents, (2) it is easy to know whether emission enhancement of molecule will be induced or not, and (3) the emission enhancement mechanism is relatively clear. In addition, clay minerals are environmentally friendly. Thus, the dye–clay composites could be promising for the construction of photofunctional materials.
In this study, we focused on [4-(1,3-dimethylbenzimidazol-3-imu-2-yl)-N, N-diphenylaniline (2-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-3-ium)] (BID, Fig. 2) as a guest molecule on the clay surface. The emission enhancing behavior and the photophysical properties of BID on the clay surface were investigated in detail. Unique photophysical and redox properties of BID have been reported by Hasegawa et al. [51]. Because BID possesses a cationic part and aromatic rings in its molecular structure, it is expected that BID could be adsorbed on the clay surface by electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions. When BID is adsorbed on the clay surface, it is expected that the molecular structure becomes planar compared to that in bulk solution, and the intramolecular motion is suppressed. Because BID possesses rotatable bonds and non-planar parts, the molecular structure, intramolecular motion, and thus the photophysical properties are affected by adsorption onto the clay surface. So far, we have reported the behavior of S-FIE with porphyrazine, triphenylbenzene, acridinium, hemicyanine, and phenanthridine derivatives, and so on [35, 41,42,43,44,45]. This is the first report on the adsorption and emission behavior of benzimidazolium derivatives onto saponite clay surface. Eventually, a remarkable emission enhancement for BID was discovered, and the mechanism for the emission enhancement was discussed.
2 Experimental section
2.1 Materials
Sumecton SA (denoted as SSA) as a synthetic saponite was received from Kunimine Industries Co., Ltd. and was used without further purification. The stoichiometric formula of SSA is [(Si7.20Al0.80)(Mg5.97Al0.03)O20(OH)4]−0.77(Na0.49Mg0.14)+0.77. The cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the saponite is ca. 1.0 × 10–3 equiv. g–1. The average distance between the anionic points on the saponite surface is estimated to be 1.2 nm, on the basis of the assumption of a hexagonal array. The aqueous dispersion of saponite nanosheet whose particle size is small (<100 nm) is substantially transparent in the UV–visible range. The synthesis procedure of [4-(1,3-dimethylbenzimidazol-3-imu-2-yl)-N, N-diphenylaniline (2-(4-(diphenylamino)phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazol-3-ium)] (BID) (denoted as BID) has been described in a previous paper [51] and the counter anion was exchanged to Cl− from ClO4− by the use of ion-exchange resin (Organo, Amberlite Resin IRA-400).
2.2 Analysis
UV–visible absorption spectra were obtained on Shimadzu UV-3150 spectrophotometer. Fluorescence spectra were recorded on JASCO FP-6600 spectrofluorometer. The value of quantum yields was measured on Hamamatsu Photonics C13534-01 UV–NIR absolute PL quantum yield spectrometer. Time-resolved fluorescence signals were measured by Hamamatsu Photonics C4780 detector system based on a streak camera. Nd3+ YAG laser was used for excitation. TG/DTA curves were measured with a Shimadzu DTG-60H analyzer to determine the water content of SSA.
2.3 Sample preparation for the analysis of adsorption behavior
UV–Vis absorption spectra of BID in aqueous SSA dispersion were measured under the concentration of BID = 10–130% vs CEC of SSA to discuss the adsorption behavior of BID onto the clay surface. First, a total volume 3100 µL of the sample [(SSA) = 3.23 × 10−5 eq L −1] was prepared in a quartz cell (1.0 × 1.0 cm). Then, by adding to the sample 20 µL of the BID stock solution, whose concentration was 1.0 × 10−4 M, samples with concentration ratios of (BID)/(SSA) = 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, and 130% vs CEC were obtained.
2.4 Sample preparation for steady-state spectroscopic measurements.
To measure UV–Vis absorption and fluorescence spectra of BID in water, organic solvents, and SSA dispersion (20% vs CEC), sample preparation was performed to have an absorbance of approximately 0.05 to keep the linearity of absorbance and emission intensity. The fluorescence spectra were corrected for the absorbed light amount at the excitation wavelength. Typical conditions are as follows: (BID) = 3.85 × 10−6 M and 2.67 × 10−6 M in the water sample and in the organic solvent samples, respectively. A sample of BID in SSA aqueous dispersion (20% vs CEC) was prepared in a quartz cell [(SSA) = 1.92 × 10−5 eq L−1, (BID) = 3.85 × 10−6 M].
2.5 Sample preparation for fluorescence quantum yield measurements
The sample of BID in water or organic solvent was prepared in a quartz cell and the fluorescence quantum yield was measured. Typical conditions are as follows; (BID) = 1.61 × 10−5 M and 8.00 × 10−6 M in water sample and in organic solvent samples, respectively. The sample of BID in SSA aqueous dispersion (20% vs CEC) was prepared in a quartz cell and the value of fluorescence quantum yield measured [(SSA) = 1.92 × 10−5 eq L−1, (BID) = 3.85 × 10−6 M]. The value of fluorescence quantum yield for BID was determined by the absolute method using Hamamatsu Photonics C13534-01 UV–NIR absolute PL quantum yield spectrometer.
2.6 Sample preparation for time-resolved spectroscopic measurements
A sample of BID in water or organic solvent was prepared in a quartz cell and the excited-state lifetime was measured. Typical conditions are as follows: (BID) = 1.61 × 10−5 M and 8.00 × 10−6 M in water sample and in organic solvent samples, respectively. A sample of BID in SSA aqueous dispersion (20% vs CEC) was prepared in a quartz cell and the excited lifetime was measured [(SSA) = 1.85 × 10−5 eq L−1, (BID) = 3.70 × 10−6 M] by a C4780 picosecond fluorescence lifetime measurement system (Hamamatsu Photonics). Nd3+ YAG laser (EKSPLA PL2210JE + PG-432, fwhm 25 ps, 1 kHz) was used for excitation. The excitation wavelength was 355 nm. The fluorescence lifetimes were calculated by deconvoluting the excitation pulse in each measurement range.
3 Results and discussion
3.1 Absorption behavior of BID in water and on the clay surface
The adsorption behavior of BID onto the clay surface was observed by UV–Vis absorption measurements. The absorption spectra of BID without and with SSA in aqueous solution are shown in Fig. 3. As described later, BID molecule does not form aggregates on the SSA surface under the present conditions.
The λmax of BID was shifted to longer wavelength by the adsorption on SSA compared to that in water. Such shift of λmax has been reported for an adsorbed molecule on the clay surface [10, 11, 13, 21, 29, 31]. This phenomenon is proposed to be caused by the expansion of the π-conjugated system due to the adsorption of dye molecules onto the atomically flat clay surface [52,53,54]. Because BID possesses rotatable aromatic parts in the molecule, the λmax shift of BID could be rationalized along with the previously proposed mechanism. In addition, the integral of extinction coefficient [250–450 nm (22,222–40,000 cm−1)] of BID was increased by 1.2 times by the adsorption onto the SSA surface. This phenomenon indicates that the transition probability of BID was increased by the adsorption onto the SSA surface. The increase in transition probability could be induced by an increase in the Franck–Condon factor resulting from the similarization in molecular structures between the ground and excited states. The details will be discussed later.
3.2 Adsorption behavior of BID on the clay surface
The absorption spectra of BID on the SSA surface, where the loading level of BID is 20–130% vs CEC of the clay, are shown in Fig. 4.
Judging from the normalized spectra (Figure S1), the absorption spectral shape is same under the loading level of 20–40% vs CEC. This indicates that all BID molecule was adsorbed on the SSA surface, and there was no interaction between the transition dipole moments of BID under the conditions. In other word, BID does not form aggregates below 40% adsorption vs CEC. Above 40% loadings, as the loading level of BID increased, the spectrum was shifted to shorter wavelength. The spectrum of non-adsorbed BID was superimposed above 40% loadings. All absorption spectrum in Fig. 4 can be expressed by the linear combination of the spectrum of adsorbed and non-adsorbed BID as shown in Figure. S2. By this fitting procedure, the adsorption amount of BID was determined for each loading level. The adsorption behavior was analyzed according to Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption equilibrium can be expressed by Eqs. 1 and 2.
where q is the adsorption amount (μmol g−1), qmax is the maximum adsorption amount, C (M) is (BID) in bulk aqueous solution, and K (M−1) is the equilibrium constant between BID and SSA.
Langmuir adsorption isotherm plot is shown in Fig. 5. The plots were well fitted with Eq. 2 as can be seen in the figure. This indicates that the present system fulfills the assumption that (1) the adsorption is a monolayer at the surface; (2) there is no interaction between molecules on different sites; (3) the adsorption is equal for all sites. By the Langmuir analysis, qmax and K were determined to be 61% vs CEC and 1.9 × 106 M−1, respectively. It is known that multi-cationic molecules that fulfill the size-matching rule do not form aggregates on the SSA surface [33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40]. On the other hand, mono-cationic molecules tend to form aggregates [37], and thus the non-aggregation behavior of BID on the SSA surface is a unique phenomenon. It is assumed that bulky non-planar molecular structure of BID could suppress the formation of aggregates. Because the formation of aggregates makes the photophysical behavior complicated, the adsorption behavior of BID without aggregation is beneficial from the viewpoint of photophysical analysis.
3.3 Fluorescence behavior of BID in water and on the clay surface
The fluorescence behavior of BID on the SSA surface was analyzed by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements. The fluorescence spectra of BID with and without SSA under the typical conditions are shown in Fig. 6a. As can be seen, a remarkable increase of fluorescence of BID by the adsorption onto the SSA surface was observed. The fluorescence quantum yields (Φf) of BID without and with SSA are 0.010 and 0.69, respectively. The coverage of BID onto the SSA is 20% vs CEC, and 69 times increase of fluorescence was observed. Thus, it was found out that BID is an S-FIE active dye. The observed high fluorescence enhancement ratio by the adsorption could be attributed to the molecular structure of BID that has many rotatable parts in the molecule. As can be seen in Fig. 6b, the emission maximum wavelength was shifted from 567 to 510 nm by the adsorption onto the SSA surface. Because the absorption maximum was shifted to longer wavelength (see Fig. 3) by the adsorption, the Stokes shift for BID on the SSA surface was decreased compared with that in bulk water. Stokes shift is a clue for the discussion on the mechanism of fluorescence enhancement. The discussion on the fluorescence enhancement of BID on the SSA surface is described later.
For further detailed discussions, the fluorescence decay curves (the scale of fluorescence intensity is logarithmic) for BID with and without SSA are shown in Fig. 7. Raw fluorescence decay curves of BID are shown in Figure S3. Both decay curves were straight and can be analyzed by a single component decay. The obtained excited lifetime (τ) of BID without and with SSA (20% vs CEC) is 0.12 and 3.2 ns, respectively. This single component decay also supports that BID does not form aggregates on the SSA surface.
By using the value of the fluorescence quantum yield (Φf) and the excited lifetime (τ), the photophysical parameters such as a radiative deactivation rate constant (kf) and a non-radiative deactivation rate constant (knr) can be calculated, according to Eqs. 3 and 4. The obtained photophysical parameters are summarized in Table 1.
The fluorescence quantum yield (Φf) is expressed in Eq. 5. Thus, it was shown that the fluorescence enhancement on the SSA surface was governed by both an increase in kf and a decrease in knr. It should be noted that the suppression of knr by two orders of magnitude is significantly larger compared to conventional S-FIE [34, 35, 41, 42, 44, 45]. This could be attributed to the molecular structure of BID that has many rotatable parts in the molecule.
To make the effects of the SSA surface clear, the photophysical behavior of BID was observed in various organic solvents. The fluorescence decay curves and spectra are shown in Figure S4 and S5. In addition, the absorption spectra and the λmax are shown in Figure S6 and Table S1. The obtained photophysical parameters are shown in Table 2.
As can be seen in Table 2, the effects of SSA on the photophysical parameters of BID are outstanding compared to other solvents. In contrast to BID on SSA, the values of kf for BID are almost the same as in water and in organic solvents. In addition, the value of knr for BID adsorbed on SSA is minimal compared with that in other bulk solvents. These results indicate that BID adsorbed on the clay surface exhibits unique photophysical properties which are not observed in bulk solution.
3.4 Effects of SSA concentration on the fluorescence behavior of BID
The fluorescence quantum yield (Φf) of BID was measured at various concentrations of SSA (4.98 × 10–6 to 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1). The concentration of BID was constant (4.98 × 10−7 M), and the adsorption density of BID was 0.05 ~10% vs CEC. The λmax for absorption and fluorescence, the Stokes shift, and Φf are summarized in Table 3. The absorption and fluorescence spectra are shown in Figure S7, the photograph of samples is shown in Fig. 8, and the fluorescence spectra of BID with the value of Φf is shown in Figure S8.
As the concentration of SSA increased, the value of Stokes shift decreased and Φf increased. In general, as the concentration increased, clay nanosheet tends to form stacked structure, while it exfoliates into a single layer at low concentration condition in water [36]. In addition, it was reported that the absorption λmax was further shifted to longer wavelength when the dye was intercalated by clay nanosheets, compared to that on exfoliated clay nanosheets [36, 55]. Taking these facts into account, it is expected that Φf can be further increased by the intercalation of BID between the SSA nanosheets. It was reported that stacked structures of clay nanosheets can be prepared by a freeze–thaw treatment of the sample [36]. To confirm the hypothesis that Φf was increased by the intercalation of BID, the effect of a freeze–thaw treatment on the fluorescence behavior was examined for the sample where the SSA concentration was 9.95 × 10–6, 9.95 × 10–5, 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1 (loading level is 5, 0.5, and 0.05% vs CEC). The values of Φf before and after freeze–thaw treatments are summarized in Table 4.
For the sample where the concentration of SSA is 9.95 × 10–6 and 9.95 × 10–5 equiv. L−1, Φf was increased by a freeze–thaw treatment. On the other hand, Φf was not affected by a freeze–thaw treatment for the sample where the concentration of SSA was 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1. The photograph of the samples is shown in Figure S9, and the normalized steady-state fluorescence spectra of the BID–SSA complex at concentration of SSA 9.95 × 10–6 equiv. L−1 before and after a freeze–thaw are shown in Figure S10. As can be seen in Figure S10, the fluorescence λmax was shifted to shorter wavelength by a freeze–thaw treatment. This blue shift is similar to the effects of fluorescence behavior for BID under the high SSA concentration conditions. These results indicate that the reason for the increase of f by the increase of SSA concentration is the formation of stacked structure of SSA nanosheets. When the concentration of SSA is 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1, all SSA nanosheets are stacked and all BID molecules are intercalated. For the sample where the concentration of SSA is 9.95 × 10–5 equiv. L−1, both exfoliated and stacked SSA nanosheets coexist in the sample solution. It is reasonable that the intramolecular motion, which leads to non-radiative deactivation, is more suppressed in the stacked structure, compared to the exfoliated condition. Because a highest Φf was obtained when the SSA concentration was 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1, the fluorescence lifetime was measured at the condition (Figure S11), and the value of kf and knr was calculated for the sample where the SSA concentration was 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1. The fluorescence decay curve can be analyzed by a single component. This supports that all the SSA nanosheets completely form stacked structures at the concentration of 9.95 × 10–4 equiv. L−1. Under the condition, kf and knr were calculated to be 2.6 × 108 s−1 and 2.6 × 107 s−1, respectively. The highest Φf and the longest fluorescence lifetime of BID in the present study were 0.91 and 3.51 ns, respectively.
3.5 Mechanism of fluorescence enhancement of BID on the SSA surface
For the BID molecule, the values of kf and knr were increased and decreased, respectively, by the adsorption onto the SSA nanosheet, compared to those in water or organic solvents. Along with the previous reports [56], these effects of the SSA nanosheet could be explained by the use of potential energy surface. The plausible conceptual potential energy curves of the ground and excited states for BID are shown in Fig. 9. Figure 9 shows the effect of clay surface on the potential energy surface for the adsorbed molecule; (a) on SSA, the most stable structure is relatively similar between the ground and excited states, compared to that in water without SSA (structure resembling effect [56]). Because Franck–Condon factor increased by the adsorption onto SSA, kf could be increased. (b) On SSA, the potential energy curve was relatively sharpened against the nuclear coordinates, compared to that in water without SSA (structure fixing effect [56]). Because of the increase of activation energy for the process from S1 to high vibrational state of S0 (indicated by circle in Fig. 9 (b)) by the adsorption onto the SSA surface, knr is decreased. In this study, by the adsorption onto the SSA surface, the following were observed for BID: (1) the absorption λmax shifts to longer wavelength, (2) the fluorescence λmax shifts to shorter wavelength, (3) the absorption coefficient increases, (4) kf increases, and (5) knr decreases. All these observations are consistent to the proposed mechanism shown in Fig. 9. As a conclusion, Φf of BID was increased both by the increase of kf and the decrease of knr. As can be seen in Tables 2 and 5, the decrease of knr is the major factor for the increase of Φf. By the intercalation of BID between the SSA nanosheets, the decrease of knr and the increase of Φf were further enhanced. It was indicated that the effect of fixation of molecule on the SSA surface on the photophysical parameters, especially for knr, is significant for the molecule having many rotatable parts.
4 Conclusion
In this study, the photophysical properties of BID on the SSA surface, in water, and in organic solvents, were investigated. The fluorescence quantum yield (f) of BID was much enhanced when BID was adsorbed on the SSA surface. Φf was further enhanced when BID was intercalated between the SSA nanosheets. While Φf in water was 0.010, that with clay was 0.91 when BID was intercalated. The photophysical parameters such as kf and knr were calculated from the value of f and τ. The enhancement of Φf is attributed to both the increase of kf and the decrease of knr. For BID having many rotatable parts, the suppression of knr was remarkable. These results indicate that the effect of molecular fixation on the clay surface could be more effective for the molecule that has many rotatable parts in the molecule.
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Supplementary file1 Figure S1. Normalized UV-vis. absorption spectra of BID on SSA for (a) 10 and 20% vs CEC (b) 20, 30 and 40 % vs CEC in aqueous solution. [BID] = 0.32–1.26 × 10−5 M (= 10–40 % vs CEC) and [SSA] = 3 × 10−5 equiv. L-1 in water. Figure S2. Observed absorption spectra of BID on SSA and fitted spectra by the combination of adsorbed and non-adsorbed BID. Figure S3. Raw fluorescence decay curves of BID with and without clay in water ([BID] = 1.61 × 10 −5 M in water sample and [BID] = 3.70 × 10−6 M (= 20 % vs CEC), [SSA] = 1.85 × 10−5 equiv. L-1 in SSA aqueous). The excitation wavelength was 355 nm. The value of fluorescence lifetime is shown in the figure. Figure S4. Normalized time-resolved fluorescence decay curves of BID in water, DMSO, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, acetone and acetonitrile ([BID] = 1.61×10 −5 M in water sample and [BID] = 8.00×10−6 M in organic solvent samples). The excitation wavelength was 355 nm. Figure S5. Fluorescence spectra of BID in water, SSA aq.(20% vs CEC), DMSO, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, acetone and acetonitrile ([BID] = 1.61 × 10−5 M in water sample, [BID] = 8.00×10−6 M in organic solvent samples, and [BID] = 3.85 × 10−6 M (= 20 % vs CEC), [SSA] = 1.92 × 10−5 equiv. L-1 in SSA aqueous solution). The excitation wavelength was 347 nm. The value of fluorescence quantum yield is shown in the figure. Figure S6. (a) Normalized UV-vis. absorption spectra of BID, (b) Normalized steady-state fluorescence spectra of BID at peak top in in different solution([BID] = 3.85 × 10−6 M in water sample, [BID] = 3.85 × 10−6 M (= 20 % vs CEC), [SSA] = 1.92 × 10−5 equiv. L-1 in SSA aqueous solution, and [BID] = 2.67 × 10−6 M in organic solvent samples). The excitation wavelength was 347 nm. Figure S7. (a) Normalized UV-vis. absorption spectra of BID on clay, (b) Normalized steady-state fluorescence spectra of BID on clay for 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5 and 10% vs CEC in aqueous solution. [BID] = 4.98 × 10−7 M (= 0.05–10 % vs CEC) and [SSA] = 0.05–9.95 × 10−4 equiv. L-1 in water. The excitation wavelength was 370 nm. Figure S8. Fluorescence and irradiation light spectra of BID on clay for 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, and 10% vs CEC in aqueous solution. [BID] = 4.98 × 10−7 M and [SSA] = 0.05–9.95 × 10−4 equiv. L-1 in water. The excitation wavelength was 390 nm. The value of fluorescence quantum yield is shown in the figure. Figure S9. Photograph of the SSA-BID complexes on the black light before and after freeze-thaw method. [BID] = 4.98 × 10−7 M. SSA concentration is 9.95 × 10–6, 9.95 × 10−5, 9.95 × 10−4 equiv. L-1 (loading level is 5, 0.5, and 0.05% vs CEC). Figure S10. Normalized steady-state fluorescence spectra of BID-SSA complex at 5 % vs CEC before and after freeze-thaw method [BID] = 4.98 × 10−7 M. SSA concentration is 9.95 × 10−6 equiv. L-1. The excitation wavelength was 370 nm. Figure S11. Time-resolved fluorescence decay surve of BID with clay in water ([BID] = 4.98 × 10−7 M (= 0.05 % vs CEC), [SSA] = 9.95 × 10−4 equiv. L-1 in SSA aqueous). The excitation wavelength was 355 nm. The value of fluorescence lifetime is shown in the figure. Table S1. The value of maxima wavelength of absorption(λabs.), maxima wavelength of fluorescence(λflu.) and Stokes shift of BID in different solution (DOCX 2149 KB)
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Mori, H., Nakazato, R., Tachibana, H. et al. Fluorescence enhancement of benzimidazolium derivative on clay nanosheets by surface-fixation induced emission (S-FIE). Photochem Photobiol Sci 23, 1077–1086 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-024-00576-9
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