Ionic Liquids-Assisted Highly Luminescent Copper Nanoclusters with Triangle Supramolecular Nanostructures
Corresponding Author
Bingyan Han
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorQin Yan
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorZe Xin
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorQifang Yan
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
Search for more papers by this authorJingmei Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Bingyan Han
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorQin Yan
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorZe Xin
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
These authors contribute equally to this work.
Search for more papers by this authorQifang Yan
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
Search for more papers by this authorJingmei Jiang
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116023 China
School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, Liaoning, 124221 China
Search for more papers by this authorMain observation and conclusion
A novel and facile approach towards highly luminescent CuNCs@MMI (2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole) has been developed within 30 s with the assistance of ionic liquids (ILs)—[Bmim]BF4. FT-IR spectra, Zeta potential, TEM and SEM images showed that the as-prepared CuNCs@MMI within [Bmim]BF4 could assemble into well-ordered triangle supramolecular nanostructures via electrostatic interaction. In addition, pH-responsion of CuNCs@MMI in photoluminescence intensity indicated the great potential for pH sensing applications.
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