title: Sonochemical synthesis of highly fluorescent ag nanoclusters.
abstract: Highly fluorescent, stable, water-soluble Ag nanoclusters have been successfully prepared via a convenient sonochemical approach using a simple polyelectrolyte, polymethylacrylic acid (PMAA), as a capping agent. The optical and fluorescence properties of the Ag nanoclusters can be easily controlled by varying the synthetic conditions, such as sonication time, stoichiometry of the carboxylate groups to Ag(+), and polymer molecular weight.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
authors.forename: Hangxun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Suslick
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D013010:Sonication / Q000379:methods*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence / Q000379:methods*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D012834:Silver