Studying of the photoluminescence characteristics of Au(0)@Au(I)-thiolate core–shell nanoclusters
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The photoluminescence characteristics of Au(0)@Au(I)-thiolate Core–shell nanoclusters (Au-NCs), whose size is <2 nm, are investigated. We use the time-resolved single-photon counting technique and the transient absorption technique to distinguish the mechanism of the photoluminescence of Au-NCs. The dynamic spectral data show that the photoluminescence mechanism should be composed of the fluorescence and the phosphorescence. Meanwhile, Au-NCs have the aggregation induced photoluminescence enhancement property, which is attributed to the suppression of conversion from the singlet state to triplet state when they aggregated together. In addition, the photoluminescence characteristics of aggregated Au-NCs should be further improved through infiltrating them into photonic crystals.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications · Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
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