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Rose Bengal adsorbed on microgranular cellulose: evidence on fluorescent dimers

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Rose Bengal adsorbed on microgranular cellulose was studied in the solid phase by total and diffuse reflectance and steady-state emission spectroscopy. A simple monomer-dimer equilibrium fitted reflectance data up to dye loadings of 4 × 10-7 mol (g cellulose)-1 and allowed calculation of monomer and dimer spectra. Further increase of dye loading resulted in the formation of higher aggregates. Observed emission and excitation spectra and quantum yields were corrected for reabsorption and reemission of luminescence, using a previously developed model, within the assumption that only monomers are luminescent [M. G. Lagorio, L. E. Dicelio, M. I. Litter and E. San Román, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 1998, 94, 419]. An apparent increase of fluorescence quantum yield with dye loading was found, which was attributed to the occurrence of dimer fluorescence. Extension of the model to two luminescent species (i.e. monomer and dimer) yielded constant fluorescence quantum yields for the monomer, ΦM = 0.120 ± 0.004, and for the dimer, ΦD = 0.070 ± 0.006. The monomer quantum yield is close to the value found for the same dye in basic ethanol. The presence of fluorescent dimers and calculated quantum yields are supported by analysis of the excitation spectra and other experimental evidence. The possible occurrence of non-radiative energy transfer and the effect of surface charge on the properties of the dimer are analyzed.

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Rodríguez, H.B., Lagorio, M.G. & San Román, E. Rose Bengal adsorbed on microgranular cellulose: evidence on fluorescent dimers. Photochem Photobiol Sci 3, 674–680 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1039/b402484b

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