Suppression of kernel vibrations by layer-by-layer ligand engineering boosts photoluminescence efficiency of gold nanoclusters

The photoluminescence of gold nanoclusters is affected by low-frequency acoustic vibrations. Here, the authors demonstrate that layer-by-layer ligand engineering can suppress such structural vibrations to achieve brighter emissions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuan Zhong, Jiangwei Zhang, Tingting Li, Wenwu Xu, Qiaofeng Yao, Min Lu, Xue Bai, Zhennan Wu, Jianping Xie, Yu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36387-2