Simple technique for spatially separated nanofibers/nanobeads by multinozzle electrospinning toward white-light emission

Jongho Kim, Jaeguk Noh, Seonyoung Jo, Ko Eun Park, Won Ho Park, Taek Seung Lee

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Abstract

Electrospun, emission color-tunable nanofibrous sheets were fabricated by multinozzle electrospinning equipped with a secondary electrode for the preparation of white-emissive sheets under a single excitation source, manipulating energy transfer between dyes. By control of the concentration of commercially available red, green, and blue dyes in the matrix polymer [poly(methyl methacrylate)], emission color tuning can be easily accomplished because each dye is located in spatially separated fibers to maintain enough distance to prevent or suppress energy transfer, allowing white-light emission. The application of dye separation for the white-light emission upon excitation with a blue light-emitting-diode lamp is demonstrated, indicative of its potential application for the easy and facile tuning of fluorescence color toward flexible illumination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6038-6044
Number of pages7
JournalACS applied materials & interfaces
Volume5
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • electrospinning
  • fluorescence
  • multinozzle equipment
  • nanofibers
  • white-light emission

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