Highly luminescent near-infrared (NIR)-emitting gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) protected by glutathione with ultra-small size were prepared at high temperature following with a further natural etching at room temperature. The optical and surface properties of Au NCs were monitored by ultraviolet-visible and photoluminescence (PL) spectra, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. The diameter of the etched Au NCs was reduced to approximately 1.35 nm with 30 % PL quantum yield. Interestingly, the PL of Au NCs was decreased obviously by the addition of Hg2+ and increased by the addition of Pb2+ at certain concentration. Our preliminary results illustrated that the highly luminescent NIR-emitting Au NCs would be an alternative probe for the detection of heavy metal ions in water and environmental monitoring. © 2012 Lian et al.
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Lian, S., Hu, D., Zeng, C., Zhang, P., Liu, S., & Cai, L. (2012). Highly luminescent near-infrared-emitting gold nanoclusters with further natural etching: Photoluminescence and Hg2+ detection. Nanoscale Research Letters, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-348
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