Light-patterned fluorescent gold nanoclusters in polycarbonate films
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2021-12-01
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en
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11
4015-4025
4015-4025
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OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS, Volume 11, issue 12
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Fluorescent metal nanoclusters embedded in rigid matrices are attractive for many applications, such as for use as light-emitting diodes and for optical data storage. Given the advantages of polycarbonate films, like high transparency and excellent toughness, the development of metal nanoclusters in these films could further enhance various applications. Herein, we fabricated fluorescent gold nanoclusters in a polycarbonate film using a photochemical process. The polymer film is doped with gold chloride and a photoinitiator and then irradiated by a light-emitting diode (365 nm), leading to the photoreduction of gold ions and the formation of bright fluorescent nanoclusters with a quantum yield of 15%. The as-formed nanoclusters display good photostability and retain their emission spectral shape over an extended period of time. These highly fluorescent structures have potential applications in the fabrication of authenticity markings and optoelectronic devices.Description
Funding Information: Academy of Finland (310799, 320165, 326409). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement.
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Bitarafan, M H, Zhou, S, Hänninen, J, Duan, Y, Leino, M, Ras, R H A & Toivonen, J 2021, ' Light-patterned fluorescent gold nanoclusters in polycarbonate films ', OPTICAL MATERIALS EXPRESS, vol. 11, no. 12, pp. 4015-4025 . https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.445303