Time-dependent emission stokes shift in Au, Ag and Au/Ag fluorescent nanoclusters: evidence of multiple emissive states

被引:6
作者
Basu, Nabaruna [1 ]
Mandal, Debabrata [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calcutta, Dept Chem, 92 APC Rd, Kolkata 700009, India
关键词
ULTRAFAST RELAXATION DYNAMICS; GOLD NANOCLUSTERS; GLUTATHIONE; CLUSTERS; SIZE; IDENTIFICATION; NANOPARTICLE; LUMINESCENT; THIOLATE;
D O I
10.1039/c8pp00540k
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Au, Ag and bimetallic Au/Ag nanoclusters were prepared under similar microwave-irradiated synthesis conditions in aqueous solutions, using BSA as a stabilizer. The nanoclusters exhibited strong fluorescence with characteristic emission spectral peak features that suggested the presence of multiple emissive states in each case. Time-resolved emission studies revealed the very rare incidence of the time-dependent emission Stokes shift in metal nanoclusters over a time-scale of similar to 10 ns. The shifts were of varying degrees: similar to 200 cm(-1) for Ag, similar to 750 cm(-1) for Au and similar to 1400 cm(-1) for Au/Ag nanoclusters. Application of the Time-Resolved Area Normalized Emission Spectra (TRANES) method confirmed the existence of multiple emissive species in each of the nanoclusters, which also helped to explain the time-dependent emission Stokes shift.
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页码:1782 / 1792
页数:11
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