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Dual Fluorescence Effects

A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 4425

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Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Environmental Biology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Interests: crystal growth; light scattering; biophysics; fluorescence spectroscopy; hydrogen bonding; intermolecular interactions; photophysics; spectral analysis; fluorescence; thiadiazoles; coumarins; experimental physics; lipids; time correlated single photon counting; dye chemistry; ions; FTIR-RAMAN; solvent effect; proton transfer; TICT, ESIPT, AIE
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Department of Chemical Technology and Environmental Analytics (C1), Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, 31-155 Kraków, Poland
Interests: 1,3,4-thiadiazole; coumarin; metal complexes; synthesis; structural modification; molecular spectroscopy; structural elucidation, NMR; IR; Uv-vis; fluorescence; sensors; biological activity; antifungal; antibacterial; antineurodegenerative
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Dear Colleagues,

Dual fluorescence effects denmonstrated by 1,3,4-thiadiazoles, coumarins and many other compounds are associated with numerous structural, physical, chemical and spectroscopic parameters. The multidisciplinary studies on dual fluorescence and related phenomena are of growing interest to a large number of research teams worldwide. Recent progres in spectroscopy and especially in fluorescence techniques enables new possibilities for explanation of various aspects related to dual emission. Various non-typical fluorescence effects demonstrated by novel derivatives provide opportunities for developmnet of new fluorescent probes, sensors, dyes, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic solid-state lasers, new polymeric materials, or UV-light polimer stabilizers, to name only a few. Also, a notably high biological activities are often observed in molecules, which demonstrate the dual fluorescece. Although commonly observed, the relationship between the dual fluorescence phenomenon and biological activity (antifungal, antibacterial, antitumor, neuroprotective) is not yet fully understood.

This special issue is dedicated mainly to a subject of dual fluorescence observed in various molecules and systems such as organic solvents, aqueos media with varied pH and temperature, solid state amorphous and crystalline forms, or various mixed systems. The research on dual fluorescence in model biological systems such as liposomal, micellar, nanoparticles, and complex systems are particularly welcome. Also, reports dealing with structural modifications, which result in derivatives demonstrating the dual fluorescence or related effects are strongly encouraged. Moreover, we encourage submissions of multidisciplinary reports and particularly those incorporating the biological activity observed in dual fluorescence emitting molecules. Studies on novel derivatives characteristic of large Stokes shifts, red emission, various solvent-dependent fluorescence effects, and theoretical studies utilizing DFT, and [TD]DFT will also be considered.

Main topics

(1) Dual fluorescence /non-typical

(2) ESIPT, TICT, AIE and other molecular aggregation-related effects, CIKE or CIKEE (Crystallization‐Induced Emission Enhancement), AIE-ESIPT, Fluorescent dyes, Solvent-dependent fluorescence effects, Excited state, Charge transfer, metal complex

(3) Molecular spectroscopy (electronic absorption and emission, fluorescence lifetime, molecular electronic transition spectroscopy, FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), NMR and NMR imaging spectroscopy, SPR, FLIM, Confocal Microsopy, Fluorescence Microsopy and other spectroscopic techniques

(4) Lipid mixes (various lipids) and modifications with sterol additives, liposomal system

(5) Small molecule additives (various small molecules e.g., thiadiazoles, coumarins, Hybrid systems of small molecules, molecular sensors and other compounds which change their physiochemical properties upon the interactions with lipid system)

(6) Various nanoparticle-based additives

(7) Membrane peptides and proteins

(8) Various micellar systems

(9) Ratiometric detection of the selected ions

(10) Solid state fluorescence in amorphous forms and crystals

(11) Structural modifiactions leading to novel derivatives, which demonstrate the dual fluorescence

(12) Biological activity of molecules which demonstrate the dual fluorescence

Dr. Arkadiusz Matwijczuk
Dr. Dariusz Karcz
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Keywords

  • dual fluorescence/non-typical
  • molecular spectroscopy
  • liposomal and micelar systems
  • various nanoparticle-based additives
  • solid state fluorescence in amorphous forms and crystals
  • biological activity of molecules which demonstrate the dual fluorescence

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Cooperativity of ESPT and Aggregation-Induced Emission Effects—An Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of a 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivative
by Iwona Budziak-Wieczorek, Dominika Kaczmarczyk, Klaudia Rząd, Mariusz Gagoś, Andrzej Stepulak, Beata Myśliwa-Kurdziel, Dariusz Karcz, Karolina Starzak, Gotard Burdziński, Monika Srebro-Hooper and Arkadiusz Matwijczuk
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(6), 3352; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25063352 - 15 Mar 2024
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4-[5-(Naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]benzene-1,3-diol (NTBD) was extensively studied through stationary UV–vis absorption and fluorescence measurements in various solvents and solvent mixtures and by first-principles quantum chemical calculations. It was observed that while in polar solvents (e.g., methanol) only a single emission band emerged; the analyzed 1,3,4-thiadiazole [...] Read more.
4-[5-(Naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]benzene-1,3-diol (NTBD) was extensively studied through stationary UV–vis absorption and fluorescence measurements in various solvents and solvent mixtures and by first-principles quantum chemical calculations. It was observed that while in polar solvents (e.g., methanol) only a single emission band emerged; the analyzed 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivative was capable of producing dual fluorescence signals in low polarity solvents (e.g., n-hexane) and certain solvent mixtures (e.g., methanol/water). As clearly follows from the experimental spectroscopic studies and theoretical modeling, the specific emission characteristic of NTBD is triggered by the effect of enol → keto excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) that in the case of solvent mixture is reinforced by aggregation of thiadiazole molecules. Specifically, the restriction of intramolecular rotation (RIR) due to environmental hindrance suppresses the formation of non-emissive twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) excited keto* states. As a result, this particular thiadiazole derivative is capable of simultaneously producing both ESIPT and aggregation-induced emission (AIE). Full article
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Effects of Variation in Al Content on the Emission of Eu Doped CaAlSiN3 Red Phosphor Synthesized by Combustion Synthesis Method for White LEDs
by Shu-Chi Huang and Shyan-Lung Chung
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(20), 11301; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011301 - 19 Oct 2021
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Effects of Al content on the formation and the photoluminescence properties of CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ phosphor (CASIN) were investigated by a combustion synthesis method. XRD (X-ray diffraction), combined with PL (photoluminescence), TEM-EDS (transmission electron microscope equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope), and [...] Read more.
Effects of Al content on the formation and the photoluminescence properties of CaAlSiN3:Eu2+ phosphor (CASIN) were investigated by a combustion synthesis method. XRD (X-ray diffraction), combined with PL (photoluminescence), TEM-EDS (transmission electron microscope equipped with an energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope), and SAED (selected area electron diffraction) measurements, show that the bar-like CASIN gives a stronger emission than the plate-like and agglomerated fine particles. The emission intensity increases as the Al content increased from Al = 0.2 to Al = 0.8, which resulted from the extent of formation of CASIN increases. Then, the emission intensity decreases as the Al content is increased from Al = 0.8 to Al = 1.5, which resulted from the transformation of morphology of CASIN and a large amount formation of AlN. In addition, the extent of formation of CASIN increases with increasing Al from Al = 0.2 to Al = 1.2 and begins to decrease as Al is further increased to 1.5, and thus the peak emission wavelength increases from 647 nm to 658 nm as the Al molar ratio is increased from 0.2 to 1.2 and begins to decrease when further increasing the Al molar ratio to 1.5, which resulted from the large amount of AlN formed. Full article
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