Issue 24, 2012
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Nanoscale

Single step electrochemical synthesis of hydrophilic/hydrophobic Ag5 and Ag6 blue luminescent clusters†

Beatriz Santiago González,a   M. C. Blancoa  and  M. Arturo López-Quintela*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratorio de Magnetismo y Nanotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, Departamento de Química-Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
E-mail: malopez.quintela@usc.es
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Abstract

Well-defined Ag5 and Ag6 dodecanethiol/tetrabutyl ammonium-protected clusters were prepared by a one-pot electrochemical method. Ag clusters show bright and photostable emissions. The presence of a dual capping renders the silver clusters soluble in both organic and aqueous solvents.

Graphical abstract: Single step electrochemical synthesis of hydrophilic/hydrophobic Ag5 and Ag6 blue luminescent clusters

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2NR31994B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jul 2012
Accepted
18 Sep 2012
First published
25 Sep 2012

Nanoscale, 2012,4, 7632-7635

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Single step electrochemical synthesis of hydrophilic/hydrophobic Ag5 and Ag6 blue luminescent clusters

B. S. González, M. C. Blanco and M. A. López-Quintela, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 7632 DOI: 10.1039/C2NR31994B

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