Tailoring the interaction between a gold nanocluster and a fluorescent dye by cluster size: creating a toolbox of range-adjustable pH sensors
Kyunglim Pyo, María Francisca Matus, Sami Malola, Eero Hulkko, Johanna M. Alaranta, Tanja Lahtinen, Hannu Häkkinen, Mika Pettersson
Abstract
-MBA ligands on the nanocluster surface. This work presents an effective design strategy for fabricating a range adjustable pH sensor by understanding the protonation behaviour of the ultrasmall gold nanoclusters in an atomic range.
Topics & Concepts
ToolboxFluorescenceCluster (spacecraft)NanoclustersNanotechnologyRange (aeronautics)Gold clusterMaterials scienceComputer scienceChemistryPhysicsOpticsOperating systemProgramming languageComputational chemistryComposite materialElectronic structureNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis