title: Photoreductive synthesis of water-soluble fluorescent metal nanoclusters.
abstract: Water-soluble fluorescent copper, silver and gold nanoclusters with quantum yields of 2.2, 6.8 and 5.3%, respectively, are prepared by a robust photoreduction of their inorganic precursors in the presence of poly (methacrylic acid) functionalized with pentaerythritol tetrakis 3-mercaptopropionate.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Luo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gaowen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Irshad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bien
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D015097:3-Mercaptopropionic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D011409:Propylene Glycols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011409:Propylene Glycols; C501435:pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate); D014867:Water; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper; D015097:3-Mercaptopropionic Acid