Structure and Optical Behavior of Nanocomposite Hybrid Films of Well Monodispersed ZnO Nanoparticles into Poly （vinylpyrrolidone）

We fabricated an inorganic-polymeric photoluminescent thin film based on ZnO nanoparticles, which were grown directly in the poly（vinylpyrrolidone） （PVP） matrix. The microstructure, composition, thermal stability, and the temperature-dependent photoluminescence of the thin film were investigated. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） results indicated that all the ZnO nanoparticles with a polycrys talline hexagonal wurzite structure were well separated from each other and were dispersed in the polymeric matrix homogeneously and randomly. Raman spectrum （Raman） showed a typical resonant multi-phonon process within the hybrid thin film. The shifts of infrared bands for PVP in the hybrid film should be attributed to strong coulombic interaction between ZnO and polymeric matrix. The stability of the hybrid film and the effect of the perturbation of ZnO on the stability were determined by means of the thermogravimetric analysis （TG） and differential thermal analysis （DTA）. The ultraviolet-visible adsorption （UV-vis） showed distinct excitonic features. The photoluminescent spectrum （PL） of the ZnO nanoparticles modified by PVP molecules showed markedly enhanced ultraviolet emission and significantly reduced green emission, which was due to the Perfect surface passivation of ZnO nanoparticles. Temperature dependent photoluminescent spectrum studies suggested that the ultraviolet emission was associated with bound exciton recombination.     

载金纳米棒温度刺激响应性杂化微凝胶的制备及在SERS基底中的应用

首先采用种子生长法合成了形状规整的金纳米棒(AuNRs),再采用3-丁烯酸对AuNRs表面进行改性,最后通过种子沉淀聚合法将聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)包覆在AuNRs表面,制备了以AuNR为核、交联的PNIPAM为壳层的核壳结构型温度刺激响应性杂化微凝胶。以此杂化微凝胶作为表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)的基底,升高温度使杂化微凝胶发生体积相转变,能检测到以常规纳米金属材料为基底难以检测的1-萘酚(1-NOH)水溶液的SERS信号。并且,随着温度从5℃升高到55℃,1-NOH的SERS信号逐渐增强。这是由于杂化微凝胶发生温度变化刺激的体积相转变过程中,可捕捉水溶液中溶解的微量1-NOH,使其富集在杂化微凝胶内部。     

A novel strategy for improving upconversion luminescence of NaYF4：Yb, Er nanocrystals by coupling with hybrids of silver plasmon nanostructures and poly（methyl methacrylate） photonic crystals

The coupling of upconversion nanophosphors （UCNPs） with the surface plasmonic resonance （SPR） of noble metals is a promising way to improve luminescent efficiency of UCNPs; however, it is still a challenge to achieve stable, reproducible and effective upconversion luminescence （UCL） enhancement through such coupling. In this work, we present a novel strategy to improve UCL of NaYF4：ybB,Er3. UCNPs, by combining the near-field coupling of SPR of silver and the far-field coupling of poly（methyl methacrylate） （PMMA） opal photonic crystals （OPCs） with the UCNPs. In order to control the effective interaction distance between the UCNPs and the SPR, a porous silver film consisting of randomly distributed silver nanoparticles （NPs） （〉 100 nm） was prepared which demonstrated strong SPR over a broad wavelength range, and its coupling to the UCNPs was found to be much stronger than that of a dense film. In the far-field coupling of OPCs, the photonic stop band （PSB） of the PMMA OPCs was tuned to 980 nm, matching exactly the excitation light. By modulating the particle size of the UCNPs, and the direction and excitation power of the incident light, a maximum enhancement of 60-fold was observed, which is an important advance for metaMnduced UCL enhancement systems.