A complementary palette of fluorescent silver nanoclusters

Jaswinder Sharma; Hsin-Chih Yeh; Hyojong Yoo; James H Werner; Jennifer S Martinez

doi:10.1039/b927268b

A complementary palette of fluorescent silver nanoclusters

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 May 21;46(19):3280-2. doi: 10.1039/b927268b. Epub 2010 Mar 26.

Authors

Jaswinder Sharma¹, Hsin-Chih Yeh, Hyojong Yoo, James H Werner, Jennifer S Martinez

Affiliation

¹ Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

PMID: 20442886
DOI: 10.1039/b927268b

Abstract

We report the synthesis and photophysical properties of silver-nanoclusters templated on DNA, with fluorescence excitation and emission at distinct wavelengths that are tuned to common laser excitation wavelengths.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

DNA / chemistry*
Fluorescence*
Lasers
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Photochemical Processes
Silver / chemistry*

Substances

Silver
DNA