Ligand-protectedAuclusters are non-bleaching fluorescence markers in bio- and medical applications. Here we showthat their fluorescence can be an intrinsic property of the Au cluster itself.We find a very intense and sharp fluorescence peak located at lambda= 739.2 nm (1.68 eV) for Au20 clusters in a Ne matrix held at 6 K. The fluorescence reflects the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital-Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO-LUMO) diabatic bandgap of the cluster. Au20 shows a very rich absorption fine structure reminiscent of well defined molecule-like quantum levels. These levels are resolved since Au20 has only one stable isomer (tetrahedral); therefore our sample is mono-disperse in cluster size and conformation. Density-functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT calculations clarify the nature of optical absorption and predict both main absorption peaks and intrinsic fluorescence in fair agreement with experiment.
Intense fluorescence of Au20
STENER, MAURO;FORTUNELLI, ALESSANDRO;
2017-01-01
Abstract
Ligand-protectedAuclusters are non-bleaching fluorescence markers in bio- and medical applications. Here we showthat their fluorescence can be an intrinsic property of the Au cluster itself.We find a very intense and sharp fluorescence peak located at lambda= 739.2 nm (1.68 eV) for Au20 clusters in a Ne matrix held at 6 K. The fluorescence reflects the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital-Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO-LUMO) diabatic bandgap of the cluster. Au20 shows a very rich absorption fine structure reminiscent of well defined molecule-like quantum levels. These levels are resolved since Au20 has only one stable isomer (tetrahedral); therefore our sample is mono-disperse in cluster size and conformation. Density-functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT calculations clarify the nature of optical absorption and predict both main absorption peaks and intrinsic fluorescence in fair agreement with experiment.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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