Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Fluorescent metal nanoclusters (NCs) as a new class of fluorophores have attracted more
and more attention due to their unique electronic structures and the subsequent unusual …

The rod‐shaped Au25 nanocluster possesses a low photoluminescence quantum yield
(QY= 0.1%) and hence is not of practical use in bioimaging and related applications. Herein …

Nobel metal nanomaterials (NMNs) with interesting physical and chemical properties are
ideal building blocks for engineering and tailoring nanoscale structures for specific …

Silver nanoclusters are a class of fluorophores with attractive features, including brightness,
photostability and subnanometer size. In this review we overview the different scaffolds that …

Though creation and characterization of water soluble luminescent silver nanodots were
achieved only in the past decade, a large variety of emitters in diverse scaffolds have been …

Abstract Mercuric (Hg 2+) ions released from human activities, natural phenomena, and
industrial sources are regarded as the global pollutant of world's water. Hg 2+ ions …

DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters (DNA-AgNCs) are biocompatible emitters with intriguing
properties. However, they have not been extensively used for bioimaging applications due …

DNA serves as a versatile template for few-atom silver clusters and their organized self-
assembly. These clusters possess unique structural and photophysical properties that are …

Fluorescent silver nanoclusters were successfully synthesized using hybridized DNA
duplexes as capping scaffolds. The formation of these emitters was highly sequence …