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Su YM, Cao ZZ, Feng L, Xue QW, Tung CH, Gao ZY, Sun D. Thermally Hypsochromic or Bathochromic Emissions? The Silver Nuclei Does Matter. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104524. [PMID: 34816615 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Structural modulation of core-shell silver nanoclusters from the inside is a huge challenge but of great importance in their syntheses. Herein, two silver nanoclusters [Ag3 S9 @Ag42 ] (SD/Ag45b) and [Ag9 S9 @Ag42 ] (SD/Ag51a) are isolated in the presence of different kinds of sulfonic acids. Uniquely, SD/Ag45b and SD/Ag51a show typical core-shell structures with the similar Ag42 shell but different cores. The outer shell of 42 silver atoms comprises two Ag3 trigons at two poles encircled by three equatorial distorted square cupolas (J4 , Ag12 ). The core in SD/Ag45b is a silver trigon ligated by nine S2- ions (Ag3 S9 ), while a tricapped triangular prismatic Ag9 also ligated by the same amount of S2- ions (Ag9 S9 ) is observed in the inner core of SD/Ag51a. The electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) indicates that the introduction of p-toluenesulfonic acid can realize the transformation from SD/Ag45b to Ag51 . SD/Ag45b and SD/Ag51a show inverse luminescence thermochromic behaviors in the near-infrared (NIR) region, mainly dictated by the inner silver cores. This work not only realizes the synthesis of new silver nanoclusters by core modulation but also provides a prototype to get molecular-level insight into the correlation between structure and luminescence thermochromism.
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- Yan-Min Su
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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Su YM, Li XY, Wang Z, Gao ZY, Huang XQ, Tung CH, Sun D. Structural rearrangement of Ag 60 nanocluster endowing different luminescence performances. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:234303. [PMID: 34937377 DOI: 10.1063/5.0070138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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It is well known that structure determines property, but obtaining a pair of silver nanoclusters with comparable structures to understand the structure-property relationship is a very challenging task. A new 60-nuclei silver nanocluster (SD/Ag60a) protected by a mixed-ligand shell of tBuS- and o-CH3OPhCOO- was obtained and characterized. Single crystal x-ray diffraction reveals that SD/Ag60a has an identical metal nuclearity and core-shell structural type to SD/Ag1 previously reported by our group, whereas the compositions of the core and shell have undergone a rearrangement from an Ag12 cuboctahedron core and an Ag48 rhombicuboctahedron shell in SD/Ag1 to an Ag14 rhombic dodecahedron core and an oval Ag46 shell in SD/Ag60a. The core enlargement from Ag12 to Ag14 originates from the replacement of two S2- in Ag12S15 by two Ag+, which gives a new Ag14S13 core. This result indicates that the metal frameworks of silver nanoclusters have some extent flexibility despite the same nuclearity, which can be influenced by ligands, solvents, anion templates, and others in the embryonic stage of the assembly. Interestingly, different core-shell architectures of Ag60 nanoclusters also significantly endow the different optical absorption bands, photocurrent-generating properties, and luminesecent behaviors. This work not only realizes the regulation of the core-shell structure of silver nanoclusters with the same nuclearity but also provides a comparable model for investigating the relationship of structure-photoelectric properties.
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- Yan-Min Su
- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Zhang J, Hao H, Zhang Y, Lv Y, Wang X, Liu H, Li S, Gao G. Coumarin Derivative Induced 3D Organo‐Silver(I) Complex with Tandem Hydrazine Detection and 4‐Nitrophenol Catalysis. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.202100186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jia‐Yuan Zhang
- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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Su YM, Ji BQ, Wang Z, Zhang SS, Feng L, Gao ZY, Li YW, Tung CH, Sun D, Zheng LS. Anionic passivation layer-assisted trapping of an icosahedral Ag13 kernel in a truncated tetrahedral Ag89 nanocluster. Sci China Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-021-1025-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Pillay MN, van Zyl WE, Liu CW. A construction guide for high-nuclearity (≥50 metal atoms) coinage metal clusters at the nanoscale: bridging molecular precise constructs with the bulk material phase. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:24331-24348. [PMID: 33300525 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05632d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Synthesis remains a major strength in chemistry and materials science and relies on the formation of new molecules and diverse forms of matter. The construction and identification of large molecules poses specific challenges and has historically lain in the realm of biological (organic)-type molecules with evolved synthesis methods to support such endeavours. But with the development of analytical tools such as X-ray crystallography, new synthesis methods toward large metal-based (inorganic) molecules and clusters have come to the fore, making it possible to accurately determine the precise distribution of hundreds of atoms in large clusters. In this review, we focus on different synthesis protocols used to form new metal clusters such as templating, alloying and size-focusing strategies. A specific focus is on group 11 metals (Cu, Ag, Au) as they currently predominate large metal cluster investigations and related Au and Ag bulk surface phenomena. This review focuses on metal clusters that have very high-nuclearity, i.e. with 50 or more metal centers within the isolated cluster. This size domain, it is believed, will become increasingly important for a variety of applications as these metal clusters are positioned at the interface between the molecular and bulk phases, whilst remaining a classic nanomaterial and retaining unique nano-sized properties.
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- Michael N Pillay
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South Africa.
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A Keplerian Ag 90 nest of Platonic and Archimedean polyhedra in different symmetry groups. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3316. [PMID: 32620807 PMCID: PMC7335041 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17198-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Polyhedra are ubiquitous in chemistry, biology, mathematics and other disciplines. Coordination-driven self-assembly has created molecules mimicking Platonic, Archimedean and even Goldberg polyhedra, however, nesting multiple polyhedra in one cluster is challenging, not only for synthesis but also for determining the alignment of the polyhedra. Here, we synthesize a nested Ag90 nanocluster under solvothermal condition. This pseudo-Th symmetric Ag90 ball contains three concentric Ag polyhedra with apparently incompatible symmetry. Specifically, the inner (Ag6) and middle (Ag24) shells are octahedral (Oh), an octahedron (a Platonic solid with six 3.3.3.3 vertices) and a truncated octahedron (an Archimedean solid with twenty-four 4.6.6 vertices), whereas the outer (Ag60) shell is icosahedral (Ih), a rhombicosidodecahedron (an Archimedean solid with sixty 3.4.5.4 vertices). The Ag90 nanocluster solves the apparent incompatibility with the most symmetric arrangement of 2- and 3-fold rotational axes, similar to the arrangement in the model called Kepler’s Kosmos, devised by the mathematician John Conway. Nested polyhedra are compelling but incredibly complex synthetic targets in cluster chemistry. Here, the authors synthesize a Ag90 nanocluster comprising three concentric polyhedra with apparently incompatible octahedral (Oh) and icosahedral (Ih) symmetry, a mathematical oddity that is solved by the shells’ symmetric arrangement around rotational 2- and 3-fold axes.
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Shi JF, Chen ZJ, Zhang LJ, Zhou K, Ji JY, Bi YF. A one-dimensional infinite silver alkynyl assembly [Ag 8(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C t Bu) 5(CF 3COO) 3(CH 3CN)] n : synthesis, crystal structure and properties. RSC Adv 2020; 10:16045-16049. [PMID: 35493660 PMCID: PMC9052916 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01703e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A high-yield silver alkynyl assembly [Ag8(CCtBu)5(CF3COO)3(CH3CN)]n (1) constructed from [AgCCtBu]n ligand, CF3COOAg and CH3CN auxiliary ligands with a one-dimensional infinite chain structure has been obtained in one pot. Compound 1 has been well-defined and characterized. The photocurrent properties and the temperature-sensitive luminescent properties of 1 have been investigated. A high-yield one-dimensional infinite silver alkynyl assembly [Ag8(CCtBu)5(CF3COO)3(CH3CN)]n (1) displays excellent photocurrent properties and temperature-sensitive luminescence properties.![]()
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- Ju-Feng Shi
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun Liaoning 113001 China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun Liaoning 113001 China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun Liaoning 113001 China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun Liaoning 113001 China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun Liaoning 113001 China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Liaoning Shihua University Fushun Liaoning 113001 China
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Yang JS, Zhang MM, Han Z, Li HY, Li LK, Dong XY, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. A new silver cluster that emits bright-blue phosphorescence. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2451-2454. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09439c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A new stable hexanuclear silver(i) cluster features brightly blue phosphorescence at room temperature, which is integrated with yellow phosphors (YAG:Ce3+) to white-light-emission film and demonstrates interesting mechanoresponsive luminescence.
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- Jin-Sen Yang
- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Henan Polytechnic University
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- Green Catalysis Center, and College of Chemistry
- Zhengzhou University
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong SAR
- China
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Feng YH, Lin ZS, Liu SQ, Shi JF, Zhou K, Ji JY, Bi YF. A stably discrete 31-nuclearity silver(i) thiolate nanocluster luminescent thermometer supported by DMF auxiliary ligands. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj05076k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The stably discrete [Ag31S3(StBu)17(CF3COO)7(CO3)0.5(CF3COOH)0.5(DMF)4] nanocluster in Ag31S20-DMF (1) shaped in a turtle-like structure exhibits temperature-sensitive luminescence properties.
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- Yu-Hui Feng
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Liaoning Shihua University
- Fushun
- China
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Wang Z, Liu JW, Su HF, Zhao QQ, Kurmoo M, Wang XP, Tung CH, Sun D, Zheng LS. Chalcogens-Induced Ag6Z4@Ag36 (Z = S or Se) Core–Shell Nanoclusters: Enlarged Tetrahedral Core and Homochiral Crystallization. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:17884-17890. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b09460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Zhi Wang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, Strasbourg 67008 Cedex, France
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, People’s Republic of China
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Feng Y, Gao X, Shi J, Zhou K, Ji J, Bi Y. A Temperature‐Sensitive Luminescent Ag
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Butyl Thiol Ligands. Chem Asian J 2019; 14:3279-3282. [PMID: 31486264 DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 09/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Yu‐Hui Feng
- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceLiaoning Shihua University No. 1 Dandong Road West Fushun Liaoning 113001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceLiaoning Shihua University No. 1 Dandong Road West Fushun Liaoning 113001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceLiaoning Shihua University No. 1 Dandong Road West Fushun Liaoning 113001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceLiaoning Shihua University No. 1 Dandong Road West Fushun Liaoning 113001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceLiaoning Shihua University No. 1 Dandong Road West Fushun Liaoning 113001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceLiaoning Shihua University No. 1 Dandong Road West Fushun Liaoning 113001 P. R. China
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Nan ZA, Xiao Y, Liu XY, Wang T, Cheng XL, Yang Y, Lei Z, Wang QM. Monitoring the growth of Ag–S clusters through crystallization of intermediate clusters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:6771-6774. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc03533h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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We report a series of Ag–S nanoscale clusters in an attempt to understand the growth process of Ag2S clusters.
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- Zi-Ang Nan
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM) and State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- China
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Kang X, Zhu M. Tailoring the photoluminescence of atomically precise nanoclusters. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:2422-2457. [PMID: 30838373 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00800k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 480] [Impact Index Per Article: 96.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is one of their most fascinating properties, due to the plethora of promising PL-based applications, such as chemical sensing, bio-imaging, cell labeling, phototherapy, drug delivery, and so on. However, the PL of most current nanoclusters is still unsatisfactory-the PL quantum yield (QY) is relatively low (generally lower than 20%), the emission lifetimes are generally in the nanosecond range, and the emitted color is always red (emission wavelengths of above 630 nm). To address these shortcomings, several strategies have been adopted, and are reviewed herein: capped-ligand engineering, metallic kernel alloying, aggregation-induced emission, self-assembly of nanocluster building blocks into cluster-based networks, and adjustments on external environment factors. We further review promising applications of these fluorescent nanoclusters, with particular focus on their potential to impact the fields of chemical sensing, bio-imaging, and bio-labeling. Finally, scope for improvements and future perspectives of these novel nanomaterials are highlighted as well. Our intended audience is the broader scientific community interested in the fluorescence of metal nanoclusters, and our review hopefully opens up new horizons for these scientists to manipulate PL properties of nanoclusters. This review is based on publications available up to December 2018.
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- Xi Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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