Core-Selective Silver-Doping of Gold Nanoclusters by Surface-Bound Sulphates on Colloidal Templates: From Synthetic Mechanism to Relaxation Dynamics

被引：5

作者：

Chandra, Sourov ^{[1
,2
]}

Sciortino, Alice ^{[3
,4
]}

Shandilya, Shruti ^{[1
]}

Fang, Lincan ^{[1
]}

Chen, Xi ^{[1
,2
]}

Nonappa ^{[5
]}

Jiang, Hua ^{[1
]}

Johansson, Leena-Sisko ^{[6
]}

Cannas, Marco ^{[3
,4
]}

Ruokolainen, Janne ^{[1
]}

Ras, Robin H. A. ^{[1
]}

Messina, Fabrizio ^{[3
,4
]}

Peng, Bo ^{[1
,2
]}

Ikkala, Olli ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Aalto Univ, Dept Appl Phys, POB 15100, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland

[2] Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Fis & Chim Emilio Segre, Via Archirafi 36, I-90123 Palermo, Italy

[3] Univ Palermo, Dipartimento Fis & Chim Emilio Segre, Via Archirafi 36, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

[4] Univ Palermo, CHAB ATeN Ctr, Viale Sci,Edificio 18, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

[5] Tampere Univ, Fac Engn & Nat Sci, POB 541, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland

[6] Aalto Univ, Dept Bioprod & Biosyst, Vuorimiehentie 1, FI-00076 Espoo, Finland

来源：

ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS | 2023年 / 11卷 / 01期

基金：

芬兰科学院;

关键词：

cellulose nanocrystals; doping; gold nanoclusters; photoluminescence; toxicity; ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE; LUMINESCENT MATERIALS; QUANTUM DOTS; AU-25; SPECIATION; COMPLEXES;

D O I：

10.1002/adom.202201901

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

Ultra-small luminescent gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have gained substantial interest owing to their low photobleaching and high biocompatibility. While the substitution of silver for gold at the central core of AuNCs has shown significant augmentation of photoluminescence with enhanced photostability, selective replacement of the central atom by silver is, however, energetically inhibited. Herein, a new strategy for in situ site-selective Ag-doping exclusively at the central core of AuNCs using sulphated colloidal surfaces as the templates is presented. This approach exceedingly improves the photoluminescence quantum efficiency of AuNCs by eliminating nonradiative losses in the multi-step relaxation cascade populating the emissive state. Density functional theory predicts the mechanism of specific doping at the central core, endorsing the preferential bonding between Ag+ ions and sulphates in water. Finally, the generic nature of the templating concept to allow core-specific doping of nanoclusters is unraveled.

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