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A luminescent view of the clickable assembly of LnF3 nanoclusters

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  • Jie Zhou

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Yang Wei

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Yue Pan

    (Nanjing Tech University
    Inner Mongolia University)

  • Yue Wang

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Ze Yuan

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Fan Zhang

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Hao Song

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Jingyi Yue

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Haiquan Su

    (Inner Mongolia University)

  • Xiaoji Xie

    (Nanjing Tech University)

  • Ling Huang

    (Nanjing Tech University)

Abstract

Nanoclusters (NCs) bridge the gap between atoms and nanomaterials in not only dimension but also physicochemical properties. Precise chemical and structural control, as well as clear understanding of formation mechanisms, have been important to fabricate NCs with high performance in optoelectronics, catalysis, nanoalloys, and energy conversion and harvesting. Herein, taking advantage of the close chemical properties of Ln3+ (Ln = Eu, Nd, Sm, Gd, etc.) and Gd3+–Eu3+ energy transfer ion-pair, we report a clickable LnF3 nanoparticle assembly strategy allowing reliable fabrication of diversely structured NCs, including single-component, dimeric, core-shelled/core-shell-shelled, and reversely core-shelled/core-shell-shelled, particularly with synergized optical functionalities. Moreover, the purposely-embedded dual luminescent probes offer great superiority for in situ and precise tracking of tiny structural variations and energy transfer pathways within complex nanoarchitectures.

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  • Jie Zhou & Yang Wei & Yue Pan & Yue Wang & Ze Yuan & Fan Zhang & Hao Song & Jingyi Yue & Haiquan Su & Xiaoji Xie & Ling Huang, 2021. "A luminescent view of the clickable assembly of LnF3 nanoclusters," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-23176-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23176-y
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