Trigonal Planar Au@Ag3 Clusters Showing Exceptionally Fast and Efficient Phosphorescence in Violet to Deep-Blue Region

Chemistry. 2022 Oct 26;28(60):e202201563. doi: 10.1002/chem.202201563. Epub 2022 Sep 1.

Abstract

We report here a series of original ligand-supported trigonal planar Au@Ag3 clusters exhibiting bright solid-state phosphorescence in violet to deep-blue range (λmax =410-442 nm) with remarkably short decay times (0.36-1.36 μs) and up to 96 % emission quantum yield at 298 K.

Keywords: clusters; metal-metal interactions; phosphine ligands; phosphorescence; photophysics.