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Single-molecule redox blinking of perylene diimide derivatives in water
Fecha
2010-03Registro en:
Cordes, Thorben; Vogelsang, Jan; Anaya, Milena; Spagnuolo, Carla Cecilia; Gietl, Andreas; et al.; Single-molecule redox blinking of perylene diimide derivatives in water; American Chemical Society; Journal of the American Chemical Society; 132; 7; 3-2010; 2404-2409
0002-7863
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Autor
Cordes, Thorben
Vogelsang, Jan
Anaya, Milena
Spagnuolo, Carla Cecilia
Gietl, Andreas
Summerer, Wolfram
Herrmann, Andreas
Müllen, Klaus
Tinnefeld, Philip
Resumen
Dynamic developments in ultrasensitive and superresolution fluorescence microscopy call for improved fluorescence markers with increased photostability and new functionalities. We used single-molecule spectroscopy to study water-soluble perylene dicarboximide fluorophores (PDI), which were immobilized in aqueous buffer by attaching the fluorophore to DNA. Under these conditions bright fluorescence, comparable to that of single-molecule compatible organic fluorophores, is observed with homogeneous spectral and fluorescence decay time distributions. We additionally show how the fluorescence of the PDI can be controlled through photoinduced electron-transfer reactions by using different concentrations of reductants and oxidants, yielding either blinking or stable emission. We explain these properties by the redox potentials of PDI and the recently introduced ROXS (reducing and oxidizing system) concept. Finally, we evaluate how this fluorescence control of PDIs can be used for superresolution "Blink-Microscopy" in aqueous or organic media and more generally for single-molecule spectroscopy.