• 文献标题:   Distance Dependence of Single-Molecule Energy Transfer to Graphene Measured with DNA Origami Nanopositioners
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   KAMINSKA I, BOHLEN J, ROCCHETTI S, SELBACH F, ACUNA GP, TINNEFELD P
  • 作者关键词:   dna origami, graphene, single molecule, fluorescence quenching, energy transfer
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Polish Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b00172
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Despite the thorough investigation of graphene since 2004, altering its surface chemistry and reproducible functionalization remain challenging. This hinders fabrication of more complex hybrid materials with controlled architectures, and as a consequence the development of sensitive and reliable sensors and biological assays. In this contribution, we introduce DNA origami structures as nanopositioners for placing single dye molecules at controlled distances from graphene. The measurements of fluorescence intensity and lifetime of single emitters carried out for distances ranging from 3 to 58 nm confirmed the d(-4) dependence of the excitation energy transfer to graphene. Moreover, we determined the characteristic distance for 50% efficiency of the energy transfer from single dyes to graphene to be 17.7 nm. Using pyrene molecules as a glue to immobilize DNA origami nanostructures of various shape on graphene opens new possibilities to develop graphene-based biophysics and biosensing.