Voltage-gated metal-enhanced fluorescence II: Effects of fluorophore concentration on the magnitude of the gated-current

J Fluoresc. 2009 Mar;19(2):369-74. doi: 10.1007/s10895-009-0460-4. Epub 2009 Jan 14.

Abstract

In this letter we report further findings on the ability of an applied direct current to modulate Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence (MEF). Fluorophores in close-proximity to just-continuous silver films (JCS) show significantly enhanced fluorescence intensities. However, when a current is applied to the films, the enhanced fluorescence can be gated in a manner that depends on both the fluorophore concentration, the magnitude of the applied current and the extent of the protein mono to multi-layer surface coverage. Our results are consistent and indeed further support our previous hypothesis and model that fluorophore-metal near-field interactions can be influenced by an applied direct current.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electricity
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Fluorescence*
  • Metals / chemistry
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Metals