Surface-functionalized gold and silver nanoparticles, AuNPs and AgNPs for short, prepared
via the modification of organic chelating motifs by covalent or non-covalent bonds, represent …

Recent advances in nanoscale science and engineering have generated nanomaterials
with unique optical properties. Over the past decade, numerous fluorescent nanoprobes …

Carbon dots (CDs) as a class of heavy-metal-free fluorescent nanomaterials has drawn
increasing attention in recent years due to their high optical absorptivity, chemical stability …

Abstract Mercuric (Hg 2+) ions released from human activities, natural phenomena, and
industrial sources are regarded as the global pollutant of world's water. Hg 2+ ions …

As one of the most toxic heavy metals, mercury ion (Hg 2+) has become a concern focus for
its severe threats to environment and human health. As a result, it is of great importance to …

This paper reports a facile aqueous-based synthesis method for highly luminescent Ag
nanoclusters (NCs) with tunable emissions. The key strategy was to use a reduction …

The use of carbon-dot-based dual-emission fluorescent nanohybrids (DEFNs) as versatile
nanothermometry devices for spatially resolved temperature measurements in living cells is …

The development of functional copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) is becoming increasingly
widespread in consumer technologies due to their applications in cellular imaging and …

“Catching” metals in the nonmetallic form in solution, as they grow to bulk, is one of the most
exciting areas of contemporary materials research. A new kind of stabilization to catch the …

Metal nanoclusters exhibit strong fluorescence emission, providing immense potential for
developments in biological labeling and imaging. Copper nanoclusters in particular, due to …