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Nonradiative resonant energy transfer from CdSeS quantum dot to gold nanofilm was investigated by taking nanosecond and picosecond time resolved photoluminescence measurements. Surface plasma resonant absorption peak of gold nanofilm was adjusted to meet the near resonant conditions with the fluorescence peak of quantum dot by changing the thickness. Surface trapping state was proved to be the origin of the long lifetime component by comparing fresh and eight months aged quantum dot. It was observed that the excitonic state lifetime of the quantum dots was reduced by nonradiative resonant energy transfer to gold nanofilm. Nonradiative resonant energy transfer time, which was comparable with the surface trapping time, was calculated based on the data of picosecond photoluminescence measurements. No nonradiative energy transfer from surface trapping state to gold nanofilm, thus the lifetime of surface trapping state was not affected obviously. It is suggested that in the assembly combined with quantum dot and gold nanostructure, nonradiative energy transfer will occur after the population of excitonic state, and compete with surface trapping process. The interactions between surface trapping state and gold nanoflim were not exhibited. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci is a highly destructive agricultural and ornamental crop pest. It damages host plants through both phloem feeding and vectoring plant pathogens. Introductions of B. tabaci are difficult to quarantine and eradicate because of its high reproductive rates, broad host plant range, and insecticide resistance. A total of 791 Gb of raw DNA sequence from whole genome shotgun sequencing, and 13 BAC pooling libraries were generated by Illumina sequencing using different combinations of mate-pair and pair-end libraries. Assembly gave a final genome with a scaffold N50 of 437 kb, and a total length of 658 Mb. Annotation of repetitive elements and coding regions resulted in 265.0 Mb TEs (40.3%) and 20 786 protein-coding genes with putative gene family expansions, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on orthologs across 14 arthropod taxa suggested that MED/Q is clustered into a hemipteran clade containing A. pisum and is a sister lineage to a clade containing both R. prolixus and N. lugens. Genome completeness, as estimated using the CEGMA and Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs pipelines, reached 96% and 79%. These MED/Q genomic resources lay a foundation for future 'pan-genomic' comparisons of invasive vs. noninvasive, invasive vs. invasive, and native vs. exotic Bemisia, which, in return, will open up new avenues of investigation into whitefly biology, evolution, and management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of noble metal nanostructures on the surface trapping state of semiconductor quantum dots was investigated by taking nanosecond time resolved photoluminescence measurements. It was observed that nonradiative resonant energy transfer from the excitonic state of quantum dots to Au nanofilm reduced the lifetime and intensity of excitonic state emission. No nonradiative resonant energy transfer from surface trapping state to Au nanofilm was observed. It is possibly implied that noble metal nanostructures have no impact on the surface trapping state of semiconductor quantum dots. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Steady-state and nanosecond time-resolved spectroscopies are performed to investigate the interaction between CdSe quantum dots (QDs) and mesotetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) photosensitizers under two-photon excitation with 800-nmfemtosecond laser pulses. The luminescent intensity and lifetime of the QDs decrease intensively in the QD-porphyrin mixture, whereas those of the TPP increase, suggesting occurence of a nonradiative fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) process between the excited states of the donors and acceptors. An energy transfer efficiency of 0.27 is estimated from quenching of the excited-state radiative lifetime of the QDs. A 4-nmred shift in the emission spectrum of the CdSe QDs is observed after mixing with TPP, which is speculated to be caused by the energy transfer from QDs of small size to large. This study could be valuable for developing a QD-based drug system for application in two-photon excitation photodynamic therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]