Plasmon enhancement of fluorescence of phthalocyanines metallocomplexes in solutions of silver nanoparticles

Abstract

A method of creation of aqueous solutions with silver nanoparticles for studying of fluorescence of hydrophobic compounds has been proposed for metallocomplexes of phthalocyanines. The effect of silver nanoparticles on the fluorescence of phthalocyanines metallocomplexes at room and low temperatures was studied. The addition of silver nanoparticles leads to plasmonic enhancement of signals in fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of the compounds of interest from 1,5 to more than 7 times. The lifetimes and quantum yield of fluorescence were measured for solutions of metallophthalocyanines in binary mixtures and in binary mixtures with the addition of silver triangular nanoplates with shells of silicon dioxide.