Size and charge effects of metal nanoclusters on antibacterial mechanisms

HT Draviana, I Fitriannisa, M Khafid… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Nanomaterials, specifically metal nanoclusters (NCs), are gaining attention as a promising
class of antibacterial agents. Metal NCs exhibit antibacterial properties due to their …

Ligand effects on the photoluminescence of atomically precise silver nanoclusters

K Sahoo, I Chakraborty - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoluminescence (PL) is one of the most exciting properties of atomically precise metal
nanoclusters (NCs), making them a prime choice for various applications, from sensing to …

Atomically precise electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction

L Yan, P Li, Q Zhu, A Kumar, K Sun, S Tian, X Sun - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Challenges in develo** fuel cells provide strong stimulation to develop efficient
electrocatalysts for the sluggish cathodic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Among various …

Tailoring Carbon Tails of Ligands on Au52(SR)32 Nanoclusters Enhances the Near-Infrared Photoluminescence Quantum Yield from 3.8 to 18.3%

Y Wang, Z Liu, A Mazumder… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
One of the important factors that determine the photoluminescence (PL) properties of gold
nanoclusters pertain to the surface. In this study, four Au52 (SR) 32 nanoclusters that feature …

Fluorescence or phosphorescence? The metallic composition of the nanocluster kernel does matter

C Zhu, J **n, J Li, H Li, X Kang, Y Pei… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It remains challenging to manipulate the nature of photoluminescence as either
fluorescence or phosphorescence for a correlated cluster series. In this work, two correlated …

Excited State Engineering in Ag29 Nanocluster through Peripheral Modification with Silver(I) Complexes for Bright Near-Infrared Photoluminescence

W Ishii, Y Okayasu, Y Kobayashi… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The optical property of an ionic metal nanocluster (NC) is affected by the ionic interaction
with counter ions. Here, we report that the modification of trianionic [Ag29 (BDT) 12 (TPP) 4] …

Fluorescence resonance energy transfer in a supramolecular assembly of luminescent silver nanoclusters and a cucurbit [8] uril-based host–guest system

S Pramanik, S Chithra, S Rai, S Agrawal… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The understanding of interactions between organic chromophores and biocompatible
luminescent noble metal nanoclusters (NCs) leading to an energy transfer process that has …

Photoluminescence Quenching of Hydrophobic Ag29 Nanoclusters Caused by Molecular Decoupling during Aqueous Phase Transfer and EmissionRecovery …

H Shen, J Xu, Z Fu, X Wei, X Kang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Exploiting emissive hydrophobic nanoclusters for hydrophilic applications remains a
challenge because of photoluminescence (PL) quenching during phase transfer. In addition …

Progress, enhancement mechanisms and applications of electrochemiluminescence and photoluminescence metal nanoclusters

W Guo, L Zhao, L Jiang, Y Nie, Y Zhou - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, luminescent metal nanoclusters (metal NCs) with the unique features of
intriguing optical properties and excellent biocompatibility, have emerged as a promising …

Multicolor photoluminescence of Cu 14 clusters modulated using surface ligands

A Jana, S Duary, A Das, AR Kini, S Acharya… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper nanoclusters exhibit unique structural features and their molecular assembly results
in diverse photoluminescence properties. In this study, we present ligand-dependent …