title: Photoluminescent AuCu bimetallic nanoclusters as pH sensors and catalysts.
abstract: A facile and one-pot approach to the preparation of gold (Au) and copper (Cu) bimetallic nanoclusters (NCs) is unveiled. AuCu NCs reveal features of orange photoluminescence (PL), reversible pH-dependent PL properties, and efficient catalytic activity for degradation of methylene blue (MB).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan. changht@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Po-Cheng
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jia-Ying
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Li-Yi
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guan-Lin
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chung-Chien
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Tai-Yuan
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Huan-Tsung
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000737:chemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D006046:Gold; D003300:Copper; D010396:Penicillamine; D008751:Methylene Blue