TY - JOUR A1 - Bastian, Philipp U. A1 - Robel, Nathalie A1 - Schmidt, Peter A1 - Schrumpf, Tim A1 - Günter, Christina A1 - Roddatis, Vladimir A1 - Kumke, Michael U. T1 - Resonance energy transfer to track the motion of lanthanide ions BT - what drives the intermixing in core-shell upconverting nanoparticles? JF - Biosensors : open access journal N2 - The imagination of clearly separated core-shell structures is already outdated by the fact, that the nanoparticle core-shell structures remain in terms of efficiency behind their respective bulk material due to intermixing between core and shell dopant ions. In order to optimize the photoluminescence of core-shell UCNP the intermixing should be as small as possible and therefore, key parameters of this process need to be identified. In the present work the Ln(III) ion migration in the host lattices NaYF4 and NaGdF4 was monitored. These investigations have been performed by laser spectroscopy with help of lanthanide resonance energy transfer (LRET) between Eu(III) as donor and Pr(III) or Nd(III) as acceptor. The LRET is evaluated based on the Forster theory. The findings corroborate the literature and point out the migration of ions in the host lattices. Based on the introduced LRET model, the acceptor concentration in the surrounding of one donor depends clearly on the design of the applied core-shell-shell nanoparticles. In general, thinner intermediate insulating shells lead to higher acceptor concentration, stronger quenching of the Eu(III) donor and subsequently stronger sensitization of the Pr(III) or the Nd(III) acceptors. The choice of the host lattice as well as of the synthesis temperature are parameters to be considered for the intermixing process. KW - upconversion nanoparticles KW - lanthanoid migration KW - lanthanides KW - core-shell KW - energy transfer Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3390/bios11120515 SN - 2079-6374 VL - 11 IS - 12 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rothe, Martin A1 - Zhao, Yuhang A1 - Müller, Johannes A1 - Kewes, Günter A1 - Koch, Christoph T. A1 - Lu, Yan A1 - Benson, Oliver T1 - Self-assembly of plasmonic nanoantenna-waveguide structures for subdiffractional chiral sensing JF - ACS nano N2 - Spin-momentum locking is a peculiar effect in the near-field of guided optical or plasmonic modes. It can be utilized to map the spinning or handedness of electromagnetic fields onto the propagation direction. This motivates a method to probe the circular dichroism of an illuminated chiral object. In this work, we demonstrate local, subdiffraction limited chiral coupling of light and propagating surface plasmon polaritons in a self-assembled system of a gold nanoantenna and a silver nanowire. A thin silica shell around the nanowire provides precise distance control and also serves as a host for fluorescent molecules, which indicate the direction of plasmon propagation. We characterize our nanoantenna-nanowire systems comprehensively through correlated electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, dark-field, and fluorescence imaging. Three-dimensional numerical simulations support the experimental findings. Besides our measurement of far-field polarization, we estimate sensing capabilities and derive not only a sensitivity of 1 mdeg for the ellipticity of the light field, but also find 10(3) deg cm(2)/dmol for the circular dichroism of an analyte locally introduced in the hot spot of the antenna-wire system. Thorough modeling of a prototypical design predicts on-chip sensing of chiral analytes. This introduces our system as an ultracompact sensor for chiral response far below the diffraction limit. KW - plasmonics KW - nanoparticle assemblies KW - core-shell KW - spin-orbit coupling KW - chirality KW - circular dichroism KW - nano-optics Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.0c05240 SN - 1936-0851 SN - 1936-086X VL - 15 IS - 1 SP - 351 EP - 361 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington ER - TY - THES A1 - Sobal, Neli T1 - Kolloidale Nanosysteme aus magnetischen und metallischen Materialien : Synthese und Charakterisierung N2 - Ein Spezialgebiet der modernen Mikroelektronik ist die Miniaturisierung und Entwicklung von neuen nanostrukturierten und Komposit-Materialen aus 3d-Metallen. Durch geeignete Zusammensetzungen können diese sowohl mit einer hohen Sättigungsmagnetisierung und Koerzitivfeldstärke als mit besserer Oxidationsbeständigkeit im Vergleich zu den reinen Elementen erzielt werden. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden neue Methoden für die Herstellung von bimetallischen kolloidalen Nanopartikeln vor allem mit einer Kern-Hülle-Struktur (Kern@Hülle) präsentiert. Bei der überwiegenden Zahl der vorgestellten Reaktionen handelt es sich um die thermische Zersetzung von metallorganischen Verbindungen wie Kobaltcarbonyl, Palladium- und Platinacetylacetonate oder die chemische Reduktion von Metallsalze mit langkettigem Alkohol in organischem Lösungsmittel. Daneben sind auch Kombinationen aus diesen beiden Verfahren beschrieben. Es wurden Kolloide aus einem reinen Edelmetall (Pt, Pd, Ag) in einem organischen Lösungsmittel synthetisiert und daraus neue, bisher in dieser Form nicht bekannte Ag@Co-, Pt@Co-, Pd@Co- und Pt@Pd@Co-Nanopartikel gewonnen. Der Kobaltgehalt der Ag@Co-, Teilchen konnte im Bereich von 5 bis 73 At. % beliebig eingestellt werden. Der mittlere Durchmesser der Ag@Co-Partikel wurde von 5 nm bis 15 nm variiert. Bei der Herstellung von Pt@Co-Teilchen wurde eine unterschiedlich dicke Kobalt-Hülle von ca. 1,0 bis 2,5 nm erzielt. Im Fall des Palladiums wurden sowohl monodispere als auch polydisperse Pd-Nanopartikel mit einer maximal 1,7-2,0nm dicken Kobalthülle synthetisiert. Ein großer Teil dieser Arbeit befasst sich mit den magnetischen Eigenschaften der kolloidalen Teilchen, wobei die SQUID-Magnetometrie und Röntgenzirkulardichroismus (XMCD) dafür eingesetzt wurden. Weil magnetische Messungen alleine nur indirekte Schlüsse über die untersuchten Systeme erlauben, wurde dabei besonderer Wert auf die möglichst genaue strukturelle Charakterisierung der Proben mittels moderner Untersuchungsmethoden gelegt. Röntgendiffraktometrie (XRD), Röntgenabsorptionsfeinstruktur- (EXAFS) und UV-Vis-Spektroskopie sowie Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie (TEM) in Kombination mit Elektronen Energieverlustspektroskopie (EELS) und energiedispersive Röntgenfluoreszensanalyse (EDX) wurden verwendet. N2 - Magnetic colloidal particles are attractive because of their possible application to ultra-high-density magnetic data storage media, sensors, electronic devices and medical diagnostics. The properties of small particles depend on their composition, shape, and method of preparation. The combination of 3d-metals (Fe, Co, Ni) with noble metals improves the stability of the colloids and leads to new properties of the magnetic systems, often distinct from those of the corresponding monometallic particles. Core-shell particles, where dia- or paramagnetic noble metal-cores are surrounded by a ferromagnetic Co-shell, are an interesting system to study surface and interfacial magnetism such as an induced polarization or a giant magnetoresistance effect. In this work, new synthetic routes for the preparation of monometallic (Pt, Pd, Ag) and bimetallic magnetic nanocrystals (Ag@Co, Pt@Co, Pd@Co) with core-shell structure are presented. Stable colloids with a narrow particle size distribution were obtained in organic solvents using methods of wet chemistry. The method of preparation of Ag@Co is based on the thermal decomposition of dicobalt octycarbonyl in combination with a transmetalation reaction with water free AgClO4. The cobalt amount in the Ag@Co system could be tuned from 5 to 73 at. %. The average diameter of the particles was varied from 5 to 15 nm. The reduction of platinum and palladium salts in organic solution using long chained alcohol as the reductant leads to stable metal nanostructures. Monodisperse Pd and Pt particles with average sizes of 1.7 to 7.0 nm were synthesized via thermal decomposition of metal-surfactant complexes too. Alkylamines and alkylphosphines were used in this procedure. The thickness of the Co-shell was controlled by a simple high-temperature thermolysis of dicobalt octacarbonyl at the presence of Pd and Pt seeds and was tunable from 0.5 to 2.5 nm. The crystalline structure of the samples was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), UV-VIS and electron-energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). SQUID magnetometry, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) and extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements gave information about the magnetic properties of the bimetallic systems and revealed their dependency on the particle size and the chemical composition. A high spin to orbital moments ratio µL/µS of 0.26±0.06 for Ag@Co and 0.22±0.05 for Pt@Co nanocrystals was observed at XMCD measurements due to the lowered dimensionality the investigated systems. KW - Kolloid KW - AgCo KW - PtCo KW - PdCo KW - TEM KW - EDX KW - EELS KW - XMCD KW - Kern-Hülle KW - Herstellung KW - Nanopartikel KW - Kobaltcarbonyl KW - Acetylacetonat KW - Colloid KW - AgCo KW - PtCo KW - PdCo KW - TEM KW - EDX KW - EELS KW - XMCD KW - core-shell KW - synthesis KW - nanoparticles KW - organic solvent KW - decomposition KW - reduction KW - cobalt dicarbonyl KW - a Y1 - 2003 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-0001071 ER -