Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 3, 033004(2018)

Photoluminescence Properties of Single-Stranded Nucleic Acids with Different Base Sequences

Changneng Liang1, Jie Zhang1, Wen Xu1,2、*, Lan Ding1, Wei Qian1, and Xuan Li1
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  • 1 School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
  • 1 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
  • 1 School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
  • 2 Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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    We employ the standard fluorescence method to measure the photoluminescence (PL) properties of the single-stranded nucleic acids samples with 56 and 29 base sequences. This method does not need the help of probe and fluorescence or phosphorescence material, does not damage or contaminate the sample during the measurements. It is found that when the excitation wavelength is in the range of 310-410 nm, the PL peak of the samples can be observed in the wavelength range of 410-480 nm. The PL peak red-shifts when the pumping wavelength red-shifts, while the intensity of the PL peak increases and then decreases with the increase of excitation wavelength. The single-stranded nucleic acid samples with two different base sequences show different properties of the PL spectra due to their different electronic band structures. The results are helpful for non-invasively and label-free measurement and identification of nucleic acid materials.

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    Changneng Liang, Jie Zhang, Wen Xu, Lan Ding, Wei Qian, Xuan Li. Photoluminescence Properties of Single-Stranded Nucleic Acids with Different Base Sequences[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2018, 55(3): 033004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: Jul. 27, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 10, 2018

    The Author Email: Xu Wen (wenxu_issp@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.033004

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