Effect of AgO nanoparticles on the excited state dipole moment of a novel BMNFC molecules through solvatochromic shift method.

We experimentally determined the ground and excited state dipole moments of BMNFC (5-bromo-N'-[(Z)-(4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]naptho[2,1-b]furan-2-carbohydrazide) dye using the solvatochromic shift method and various solvatochromic correlations, including Lippert's, Bakhshiev's, Kawski-Chamma-Viallet's, and solvent polarity equations. We employed the B3LYP/6-311G (d) level of theory to calculate the HOMO, LUMO, and MESP. In this study, we synthesized AgO nanoparticles using a quick and cost-effective chemical reduction method.

Systematic Photophysical Interaction Studies Between Newly Synthesised Oxazole Derivatives and Silver Nanoparticles: Experimental and DFT Approach.

In this study, the photophysical properties of oxazole derivatives such as 5-(furan-2-yl) -4-tosyloxazole (OX-1) and 5-(2-bromothiazol-4-yl)-4-tosyloxazoles (OX-2) were investigated using theoretical and experimental techniques. The ground and excited state dipole moments were empirically obtained utilising the solvatochromic shift technique and several solvatochromic correlations such as Lippert's, Bakhshiev's, KawskiChamma- Viallet's, and solvent polarity equations. The ground state dipole moments, HOMO-LUMO and molecule electrostatic potential map were also computed using ab initio calculations and evaluated using Gaussian 09 W software.

Monitoring the interactions between bovine serum albumin and ZnO/Ag nanoparticles by spectroscopic techniques.

Inducing the bio-functionalization in noble metal nanoparticles like gold, silver, zinc is very important to accomplish their biocompatibility in biological activities. These metal nanoparticles are being rigorously used in bio-sensing tools keeping their remarkable properties in mind. Amongst the serum albumins, the most ample proteins in plasma are bovine serum albumin and human serum albumin.

Synergistic enhancement in the microelectronic properties of poly-(dioctylfluorene) based Schottky devices by CdSe quantum dots.

This paper reports the potential application of cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots (QDs) in improving the microelectronic characteristics of Schottky barrier diode (SBD) prepared from a semiconducting material poly-(9,9-dioctylfluorene) (F8). Two SBDs, Ag/F8/P3HT/ITO and Ag/F8-CdSe QDs/P3HT/ITO, are fabricated by spin coating a 10 wt% solution of F8 in chloroform and 10:1 wt% solution of F8:CdSe QDs, respectively, on a pre-deposited poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) on indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate. To study the electronic properties of the fabricated devices, current-voltage (I-V) measurements are carried out at 25 °C in dark conditions.

Ambient synthesis and characterization of high-quality CdSe quantum dots by an aqueous route.

Herein, we report the ambient synthesis of CdSe nanoparticles of widely tunable particle size by a solution route. The proposed protocol uses hydrazine hydrate to form an air-stable complex of selenium. These nanoparticles are characterized by X-ray diffraction, FTIR, optical absorption, photoluminescence, and transmission electron microcopy measurements.

Formation of electronic junctions on molecularly modified surfaces by lift-and-float electrical contacts.

Here, we report a simple method of forming electrical contacts on soft surfaces of organic monolayers and organically capped nanoparticles. It is based on the lift of predefined contacts of silver paste on a water surface and their pickup and float on a soft surface by capillary force. Three different surfaces of silicon--hydrogen terminated, covalently bonded organic molecules, and a thin film of organically capped CdSe nanoparticles--were used to constitute electronic junctions by lift and float of individual contacts.