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An Au5Ag12(SR)9(dppf)4 alloy nanocluster: structural determination and optical property and photothermal conversion
Jiawei Wang1, Along Ma1,2, Yonggang Ren1
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China. shuxin_wang@qust.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Photothermal conversion has garnered significant attention due to its potential for efficient energy conversion and application in targeted therapies. However, controlling photothermal properties at the atomic level remains a challenge in current materials synthesis. In this study, we report the synthesis and structural determination of a phosphine and mercaptan co-protected Au5Ag12(SR)9(dppf)4 (Au5Ag12) nanocluster with an extremely low quantum yield (∼0%). For comparative purposes, we synthesized three alloy nanoclusters of similar size. Notably, Au5Ag12 demonstrates a remarkably superior photothermal conversion performance, significantly outperforming the other clusters. We investigated this variance from both absorption and emission perspectives. This research not only opens new avenues for the application of clusters with extremely low quantum yields, but also provides experimental evidence for understanding the photothermal conversion properties of cluster materials at the atomic level.
