Fluorescence sensitization of gold-glutathione nanoclusters by aqueous solutions of sodium and potassium ions

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 182, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 1591-1598

  Francos, Maria Antonia Escudero ^a   Badía Laíño, Rosana ^a   Díaz García, Marta Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aurophilic interactions; Band gap; Binding constants to gold glutathione clusters; Fluorescence enhancement; Fluorescence lifetimes; Gold glutathione nanoclusters; Monovalent ions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84935916566     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-015-1475-y     Document Type: Article

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