Fabrication Of Colloidal Clusters Decorated With Dye Molecules For Potential Application As Photonic Molecules
In this study, colloidal clusters decorated with fluorescent dyes were fabricated by evaporation-driven self-assembly using emulsion droplets as confining geometries. Silica microspheres were synthesized by Stober method followed by the modification with dye molecules through additional surface sol-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Polish Academy of Sciences
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Archives of Metallurgy and Materials |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/amm.2015.60.issue-2/amm-2015-0102/amm-2015-0102.xml?format=INT |
| Summary: | In this study, colloidal clusters decorated with fluorescent dyes were fabricated by evaporation-driven self-assembly using emulsion droplets as confining geometries. Silica microspheres were synthesized by Stober method followed by the modification with dye molecules through additional surface sol-gel reaction for the formation of thin silica shell. The surface of the resultant dye-doped silica microspheres was modified with hydrophobic silane coupling agent to disperse the particle suspension in organic solvent such as hexane. The fluorescent silica microspheres were self-assembled inside oil-in-water emulsions by evaporation-driven self-assembly for the formation of colloidal clusters, potentially applicable for photonic molecules. The clusters with fluorescent emission were observed using confocal microscope. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-1909 |