Sequential excitation energy transfer from naphthalene cascading through titan yellow to fluorescein sodium mediated by (C 16Naph(2,6)C 4N +) vesicles

Abstract

The sequential excitation energy transfer has been studied in a C 16Naph(2,6)C 4N +, titan yellow (TY) and fluorescein sodium (FS) ternary aqueous covesicle system. The sequential arrays of chromophores with regulated distance, orders, and orientations were constructed on a non-covalent self-organization system through amphiphilic and electrostatic interaction in aqueous media. The naphthalene group, embedded in the interior of the vesicles, TY and FS anchored on surface of the covesicles through electrostatic interaction, which were employed as donor, mediator and acceptor, respectively, based on overlapping absorption and emission spectra. The sequential energy transfer from naphthalene cascading through TY mediator to FS has been studied in the C 16Naph(2,6)C 4N +, TY and FS ternary aqueous covesicle system. This sequential excitation energy transfer offers a good model for photoenergy transmission system mimicking photosynthetic systems.