Despite the promising photofunctionalities, phosphorescent probes have been examined only to a limited extent, and the molecular features that provide convenient handles for controlling the phosphorescence response have yet to be identified. We synthesized a series of phosphorescence zinc sensors based on a cyclometalated heteroleptic Ir(III) complex. The sensor construct includes two anionic c...

In this work, we designed and synthesized a heterobimetallic ruthenium(ii)-nickel(ii) complex, [Ru(bpy)2(phen-DPA)Ni](PF6)4 (Ru-Ni), as a highly selective phosphorescence probe for histidine. The probe exhibited weak emission at 603 nm because the phosphorescence of the Ru(ii) complex can be strongly quenched by the paramagnetic Ni(2+) ion. In the presence of histidine, reaction of Ru-Ni with h...

A phosphorescent sensor based on a multichromophoric iridium(III) complex was synthesized and characterized. The construct exhibits concomitant changes in its phosphorescence intensity ratio and phosphorescence lifetime in response to copper(II) ion. The sensor, which is reversible and selective, is able to quantify copper(II) ions in aqueous media, and it detects intracellular copper ratiometr...

europium (eu) doped zno microsphere based nano-sheets were synthesized through hydrothermal method. effects of different concentrations of europium on structural and optical properties of zno nano-sheets were investigated in detail. prepared un-doped and eu-doped zno samples were characterized using x-ray diffraction (xrd), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (edx), scanning electron microscop...

The Boc and N,N'-dicyclohexylurea capped γ-amino acid upon monobromination showed phosphorescence in the solid state. The compound exhibited different photoluminescence intensity and lifetimes in crystals obtained from ethyl acetate and methanol. X-ray crystallography revealed that the intermolecular C=O…Br halogen bond directs the heavy atom effect to produce the phosphorescence.

Efficient aggregation induced phosphorescence emission (AIPE) of an ionic Ir(iii) complex occurs when the counterion (PF6(-)) is exchanged specifically by ClO4(-) in aqueous media. As a result, a rapid, highly selective "turn-on" phosphorescent response to ClO4(-) is observed in aqueous media. These studies pave the way for a new efficient phosphorescence-based detection strategy for anions.

PURPOSE The phosphorescence lifetime of certain metalloporphyrins dissolved in a physiological medium provides an optical signature for local oxygen concentration (pO(2)). This effect is used for measuring physiological pO(2) levels in various tissues. However, the phosphorescence quenching of certain metalloporphyrin triplet states by oxygen also creates singlet oxygen, which is highly reactiv...

The legacy of phosphorescence from expensive organometallic compounds has inspired researchers to develop efficient metal-free organic phosphors. Although organic phosphors offer a cheaper alternative, the long-lived triplets of organic phosphors that are primarily consumed by vibrational dissipation need to be adequately suppressed, and this provides an opportunity to design new organic entiti...

Optical methods using phosphorescence quenching by oxygen are suitable for sequential monitoring and non-invasive measurements for oxygen concentration (OC) imaging within cells. Phosphorescence intensity measurement is widely used with phosphorescent dyes. These dyes are ubiquitously but heterogeneously distributed inside the whole cell. The distribution of phosphorescent dye is a major disadv...

Because the regulation of microcirculation in the cerebral cortex cannot be analyzed without measuring the blood flow dynamics and oxygen concentration in cerebral microvessels, we developed a fluorescence and phosphorescence system for estimating red blood cell velocity and oxygen tension in cerebral microcirculation noninvasively and continuously with high spatial resolution. Using red blood ...