Magic numbers in DNA-stabilized fluorescent silver clusters lead to magic colors

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 959-963

  Copp, Stacy M ^a   Schultz, Danielle ^a   Swasey, Steven ^a   Pavlovich, James ^a   Debord, Mark ^a   Chiu, Alexander ^a   Olsson, Kevin ^a   Gwinn, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fluorescence; ligand stabilized; magic number cluster; nanocluster shape; nanorod; noble metal cluster

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER STRUCTURE; COLOR VARIATIONS; LARGE-SCALE STUDIES; LIGAND-STABILIZED; MAGIC-NUMBER CLUSTERS; NOBLE METAL CLUSTERS; PEAK WAVELENGTH; SMALL MOLECULES;

COLOR; DNA; FLUORESCENCE; LIGANDS; NANORODS; OLIGOMERS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84897830509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500146q     Document Type: Article

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