Issue 12, 2019

Distinct photophysical properties in atom-precise silver and copper nanocluster analogues

Abstract

The synthesis of atom-precise analogues of homometallic nanoclusters remains a great challenge. Herein we report the first pair of atom-precise copper/silver-thiolate halide cluster analogues, namely [Cu17/Ag17I3S(C2B10H10S2)6(CH3CN)11] (Cu17 and Ag17), obtained by bottom-up self-assembly and complete-metal-exchange-induced cluster-to-cluster transformation, respectively. The differences in optical absorption and emission of these analogues were fully elucidated by experimental and theoretical methods.

Graphical abstract: Distinct photophysical properties in atom-precise silver and copper nanocluster analogues

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Feb 2019
Accepted
28 Feb 2019
First published
01 Mar 2019

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 5151-5157

Distinct photophysical properties in atom-precise silver and copper nanocluster analogues

Y. Li, Z. Wang, X. Ma, P. Luo, C. Du and S. Zang, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 5151 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR01058K

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