Strong thermo-induced single and two-photon green luminescence in self-organized peptide microtubes

S Semin; A van Etteger; L Cattaneo; N Amdursky; L Kulyuk; S Lavrov; A Sigov; E Mishina; G Rosenman; Th Rasing

doi:10.1002/smll.201401602

Strong thermo-induced single and two-photon green luminescence in self-organized peptide microtubes

Small. 2015 Mar;11(9-10):1156-60. doi: 10.1002/smll.201401602. Epub 2014 Jul 29.

Authors

S Semin¹, A van Etteger, L Cattaneo, N Amdursky, L Kulyuk, S Lavrov, A Sigov, E Mishina, G Rosenman, Th Rasing

Affiliation

¹ Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM), Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

PMID: 25074710
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201401602

Abstract

Diphenylalanine peptide nano- and microtubes formed by self-assembly demonstrate strongly enhanced and tunable single-photon and two-photon luminescence in the visible range, which appears after heat- or laser treatment of these self-organized peptide microtubes. This process significantly extends the functionality of these microstructures and can trigger a new interest in the optical properties of structures based on short peptides.

Keywords: diphenylalanine; microtubes; photoluminescence; self-assembly.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomimetics
Cadmium Compounds / chemistry
Dimerization
Dipeptides
Hot Temperature
Lasers*
Luminescence*
Microscopy*
Microscopy, Confocal
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Optics and Photonics
Peptides / chemistry*
Phenylalanine / analogs & derivatives
Phenylalanine / chemistry
Photons
Selenium Compounds / chemistry
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet

Substances

Cadmium Compounds
Dipeptides
Peptides
Selenium Compounds
phenylalanylphenylalanine
Phenylalanine
cadmium selenide