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- Researchers successfully demonstrated that polyfluorene nanofibers, about 200 nm in diameter, can detect volatile electron-deficient substances through fluorescence quenching.
- They found that factors like vapor pressure and the solubility of the analytes in the polymer influence how effectively the fluorescence is quenched.
- The unique geometry of the nanofibers and their low coverage on substrates help these fibers interact more effectively with the analyte molecules, enhancing their ability to detect extremely low concentrations of nitroaromatic compounds.
Article Abstract
Optical detection of volatile electron deficient analytes via fluorescence quenching is demonstrated using ca. 200 nm diameter template-synthesized polyfluorene nanofibers as nanoscale detection elements. Observed trends in analyte quenching effectiveness suggest that, in addition to energetic factors, analyte vapor pressure and polymer/analyte solubility play an important role in the emission quenching process. Individual nanofibers successfully act as luminescent reporters of volatile nitroaromatics at sub-parts per million levels. Geometric factors, relating to the nanocylindrical geometry of the fibers and to low nanofiber substrate coverage, providing a less crowded environment around fibers, appear to play a role in providing access by electron deficient quencher molecules to the excited states within the fibers, thereby facilitating the pronounced fluorescence quenching response.
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