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Surface Plasmon Resonance Field-Enhanced Fluorescence Properties of Gold Quantum Dots on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers and Their H2O2 Sensor Application

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In this work, we investigate surface plasmon field-enhanced fluorescence (SPF) emission from gold quantum dots (AuQDs) on a polyelectrolyte multilayer ultrathin film deposited onto an Al thin film. Polyelectrolyte layers of poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) are deposited onto the Al surface using a layer-by-layer (LbL) adsorption technique. AuQDs are subsequently deposited onto the PDADMAC/PSS ultrathin films to study their fluorescence enhancement/quenching phenomenon, as monitored by SPF spectroscopy. The distance between the AuQDs and the Al thin film is controlled by the number of deposited PDADMAC/PSS LbL films. With increasing number of the PDADMAC/PSS bilayers, the fluorescence intensity of the AuQDs increases until the optimum distance between the AuQDs and Al layers is achieved. Moreover, silver nanoprisms (AgNPrs) are coated onto the AuQDs for H2O2 sensing. When the AgNPrs are present, a decrease in the fluorescence intensity of the AuQDs due to energy transfer from the AuQDs to the AgNPrs is observed. Recovery of the fluorescence intensity of the AuQDs is observed upon injection of a H2O2 solution, where the recovery of the intensity is proportional to the H2O2 concentration in the range from 1 pM to 100 nM and results from the oxidation reaction or etching of the AgNPrs. The fluorescence recovery is attributed to weakening of the quenching effect by a reduction in concentration of the AgNPrs. The proposed system exhibits strong potential for the development of H2O2 sensors.

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This work was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP20H02601 and JP20K21140. This work was partially supported by Chiang Mai University. P.Y. received scholarship from the Japanese Government (MEXT). K.O. and P.Y. were supported by the Graduate School (Chiang Mai University), Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University.

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  1. Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi-2-nocho, Nishi-ku, Niigata, 950-2181, Japan

    Patrawadee Yaiwong, Chutiparn Lertvachirapaiboon, Kazunari Shinbo, Keizo Kato & Akira Baba

  2. Department of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Patrawadee Yaiwong & Kontad Ounnunkad

  3. Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

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  4. Research Center on Chemistry for Development of Health Promoting Products from Northern Resources, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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All the authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation and data collection were performed by Patrawadee Yaiwong. Data analysis was performed by Patrawadee Yaiwong, Chutiparn Lertvachirapaiboon, and Akira Baba. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Patrawadee Yaiwong, and all the authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yaiwong, P., Lertvachirapaiboon, C., Shinbo, K. et al. Surface Plasmon Resonance Field-Enhanced Fluorescence Properties of Gold Quantum Dots on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers and Their H2O2 Sensor Application. Plasmonics 16, 1195–1202 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-021-01388-8

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