Extra silver atom enables 77X increase in photoluminescence quantum yield of high-nuclear silver nanoclusters at room temperature

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1101722

"incorporation of just one extra silver atom, guided by ligand design, can drastically boost performance... additional silver atom in silver 79 nanoclusters enhanced radiative decay rates from symmetry reduction... also made the cluster more rigid suppressing non-radiative decay pathways that typically diminish luminescence efficiency... opens pathway to rationally engineer efficient light-emitting nanoclusters through atomic-level structural modifications.,, LEDs, bioimaging, catalysis, optoelectronics, sensing"