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New probe reveals water-ice microstructures - EurekAlert
Ice is believed to have played a crucial role in the emergence of life. One reason is that organic molecules can be excluded into the gaps between the crystal lattice by orderly arranged water molecules, leading to the concentration of organic compounds. However, current methods for studying organic molecules in ice, such as Raman and infrared spectroscopy, mainly limited to absorption-based spectroscopic techniques, restricting measurement sensitivity. A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Guoqing, Prof. LIU Shiyong, Prof. ZHOU Xiaoguo and Researcher ZHANG Xuepeng from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) developed a water-ice microstructures detection method using organic phosphorescent probes and phosphorescence spectroscopy.
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