Table 3. Energy Transfer Rates.
| Donor | Energy Transfer Rate, kET (s−1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor Quenchinga | AuNC Sensitizationb | FRET | NSET | NVET | |
| Ru(bpy) | 1.6 × 107 (6.2) | 1.2 × 107 (4.5) | 1.6 × 106 | 8.2 × 106 | 3.0 × 107 |
| Tb(chelate) | 2.1 × 104 (19.2) | 2.0 × 104 (18.3) | 5.0 × 103 | 1.2 × 104 | 4.5 × 104 |
| QD545 | 3.7 × 107 (0.3) | 2.8 × 107 (0.2) | 1.2 × 107 | 7.5 × 107 | 5.0 × 108 |
| QD625 | 2.7 × 106 (0.2) | 1.2 × 106 (0.1) | 4.0 × 105 | 7.3 × 106 | 7.2 × 107 |
a,bParenthetical values are the ratio of the energy transfer rate (kET experimental) to donor decay rate, kET/kD0.