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Yongxia Zhang¹, Kadir Aslan, Michael J R Previte

¹Institute of Fluorescence, Laboratory for Advanced Medical Plasmonics, Medical Biotechnology Center, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, 725 West Lombard St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.

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Area of Science:

Plasmonics
Photophysics
Materials Science

Background:

Understanding plasmon-fluorophore interactions is crucial for developing advanced optical materials.
Metal-enhanced fluorescence is a key phenomenon in surface plasmon resonance applications.

Purpose of the Study:

To report the first observation of metal-enhanced S(2) emission from Azulene.
To investigate the effect of Silver island films (SiFs) on Azulene's S(2) fluorescence.
To explore the coupling between S(2) excited states and surface plasmons.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of Silver island films (SiFs).
Spectroscopic measurements of Azulene in proximity to SiFs and a glass control.
Temperature-dependent fluorescence intensity measurements (room temperature and 77K).

Main Results:

Observed significant enhancement of S(2) emission from Azulene near SiFs.
Achieved approximately a 2-fold increase in S(2) fluorescence intensity compared to a glass substrate.
Demonstrated metal-enhanced S(2) fluorescence at both room and low temperatures (77K).

Conclusions:

S(2) excited states can effectively couple with surface plasmons.
This coupling leads to enhanced S(2) fluorescence yields.
The findings contribute to a unified theory of plasmon-lumophore/fluorophore interactions.