A comprehensive review of atomically precise metal nanoclusters with emergent photophysical properties towards diverse applications

S Maity, S Kolay, S Chakraborty, A Devi… - Chemical Society …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) composed of a few to hundreds of metal
atoms represent an emerging class of nanomaterials with a precise composition. With the …

Unveiling the Long-Lived Emission of Copper Nanoclusters Embedded in a Protein Scaffold

S Sharma, S Das, K Kaushik, A Yadav… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein-conjugated coinage metal nanoclusters have become promising materials for
optoelectronics and biomedical applications. However, the origin of the photoluminescence …

BSA-Capped Dual-Emissive Silver Nanoclusters for Detection of IO4 and Cu2+ Ions

P Sarkar, N Nandi, N Barnwal… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dual-emissive protein-capped metal nanoclusters are emerging nanoprobes for ratiometric
sensing. Here, we report dual-emissive bovine serum albumin (BSA)-capped silver …

Protein Conjugation Helped CdTe Quantum Dots for the Specific Labeling and Super‐Resolution Imaging of Lysosomes

K Kaushik, A Yadav, F Anjum, P Mani Mishra… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Semiconductor quantum dots possess many attractive features such as high quantum yield,
and narrow emission, and offer great advantages over organic dyes. However, the …

Revisiting Protein Protected Gold and Silver Nanoclusters: Excited State Dynamics and Long-Lived Emission

S Sharma, S Das, K Kaushik, A Patra, CK Nandi - 2024 - chemrxiv.org
Owing to their intriguing photophysical properties, protein-functionalized metal nanoclusters
(MNCs) have become benchmark nanomaterials in various fields including electronics …