Single-molecule fluorescence of a phthalocyanine in pamam dendrimers reveals intensity-lifetime fluctuations from quenching dynamics

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 44, 2010, Pages 19035-19043

  Paulo, Pedro M R ^a   Costa, Sílvia M B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRIMERS; DYNAMICS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; EXCITED STATES; MOLECULES;

ALUMINUM PHTHALOCYANINE; CONFORMATIONAL DYNAMICS; DENDRIMER COMPLEXES; DYNAMIC HETEROGENEITY; FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; FLUORESCENCE LIFETIMES; LIFE-TIME DISTRIBUTION; SINGLE MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE;

FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING;

EID: 78149258553     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp107412p     Document Type: Article

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