High quantum yield blue emission from water-soluble Au8 nanodots
ACS Citation
Zheng, J.; Petty, J. T.; Dickson, R. M. High quantum yield blue emission from water-soluble Au8 nanodots. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 7780-1.
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Abstract
Prepared within biocompatible poly(amidoamine) dendrimer hosts, blue emitting Au8 nanodots were prepared with fluorescence quantum yields more than 100 times larger than any previously prepared. The strong size-dependent blue emission from these from monodisperse Au8 nanodots was measured to be 41% in aqueous solution and 52% in methanol. These easily prepared, water-soluble, and high quantum yield gold nanodots lend insight into the molecular nature of small metal nanoclusters and may find application as novel biocompatible fluorophores.
Source Name
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Volume
125
Issue
26
Page(s)
4838-4843
Document Type
Citation
Citation Type
Article