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Photophysical properties of CdSe quantum dot self-assemblies with zinc phthalocyanines and azaphthalocyanines

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The formation of self-assemblies between CdSe quantum dots (QDs) and Zn phthalocyanines (Pc) and azaphthalocyanines (AzaPc) bearing alkylsulfanyl substituents and the photophysical properties of these assemblies were studied using both steady-state and time-resolved luminescence/absorption spectroscopy. The formation of the self-assemblies was accompanied by a blue shift of the Q band of the dyes and by a quenching of the CdSe QDs luminescence. The largest spectral shift of the Q-band was approximately 7 nm and was observed for pentan-3-ylsulfanyl-functionalised phthalocyanine (3). Assuming a 1: 1 stoichiometry, the calculated binding constant was 4 × 104 M-1. Pc substituted with the bulky tert-butylsulfanyl groups (1) exhibited a smaller shift of the Q band. The quenching of the CdSe QDs luminescence by 1 was more effective than that observed for 3. The results indicated that the luminescence quenching may be due to a photoinduced charge transfer between 1 or 3 and the CdSe QDs. In contrast, the AzaPc (2) with the same substituents as 1 had little effect on the QDs luminescence. For all cases, we found an inefficient resonance energy transfer between the attached dyes and the CdSe QD. The formation of the self-assemblies had negligible effects on the photogeneration of the singlet oxygen, O2(1Δg), that was fully controlled only by the absorption of the light by the macrocycles.

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  1. J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Dolejškova 3, 182 23 Praha 8, Czech Republic

    Jan Suchánek, Zdeněk Zelinger & Pavel Kubát

  2. Faculty of Safety Engineering, Technical University of Ostrava, Lumírova 13, Ostrava-Vyškovice, 700 30, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    Jan Suchánek

  3. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Husinec-Řež 1001, 250 68, Řež, Czech Republic

    Kamil Lang

  4. Department of Biophysics and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Heyrovského 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

    Veronika Novakova

  5. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Control, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles, University in Prague, Heyrovského 1203, 50005, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

    Petr Zimcik

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Suchánek, J., Lang, K., Novakova, V. et al. Photophysical properties of CdSe quantum dot self-assemblies with zinc phthalocyanines and azaphthalocyanines. Photochem Photobiol Sci 12, 743–750 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1039/c2pp25348h

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