title: Controlling the synthesis and assembly of fluorescent Au/Ag alloy nanoclusters.
abstract: Self-assembly of water-soluble fluorescent thiolated Au/Ag alloy NCs into 1D nanostructure in water is demonstrated. Fluorescent Au/Ag alloy NCs with high stability were synthesized through galvanic replacement, starting from nonemissive and unstable AgNC precursors. Then a facile ultrasound method was used to induce a thiolate-driven self-assembly process.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China. ekwang@ciac.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaofang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Erkang
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wang