Lanthanides and quantum dots [Elektronische Ressource] : time-resolved laser spectroscopy of biochemical Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) systems / by Niko Hildebrandt

Lanthanides and Quantum Dots -Time-Resolved Laser Spectroscopy of BiochemicalF¨orster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) SystemsbyNiko HildebrandtA Dissertationsubmitted to theMathematics-Natural Science Facultyof the University of Potsdamin partial fulfillment of therequirements for the degree ofDoctor of Natural SciencePotsdam, December 2006To Ella and Monique.You make my life complete.ContentsList of publications IIIAbstract VKurzzusammenfassung VII1 Introduction 12 Theoretical and practical background 32.1 F¨orsterresonanceenergytransfer.......................... 32.1.1 Introduction.................................. 32.1.2 Theoreticaltreatment ............................ 32.1.3 FRETapplications.............................. 62.2 Luminescencequenching............................... 72.3 Lanthanidecomplexes ................................ 82.3.1 Lanthanideions 82.3.2 Lanthanideioncomplexingligands..................... 152.3.3 Biochemical applications of lanthanide complexes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.4 Quantum dot semiconductor nanocrystals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192.4.1 Introduction.................................. 192.4.2 The quasiparticle approach in semiconductor crystals . . . . . . . . . . . 192.4.3 Quantumconfinement............................ 202.4.4 Core/shell semiconductor QD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.4.5 BiocompatibleQD.............................. 252.