Unprecedented stacking-dependent piezoluminescence enhancement in atomically precise superatomic gold nanoclusters

Authors: Hua-Yang Ru, Ji-Kun Yang, Ya-Ni Yang, Qiu-Yang Wan, Meng-Jie Zhu, Jia-Hua Hu, Jing Li, Qi Li, Meng Zhou, Gang Li, Gaosong Chen, Yonggang Wang, Lei Jiang, Yuchen Wu, Shuang-Quan Zang

Published: 2025-05-30

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv0298

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Abstract

Deciphering the structure-property relationship between cluster stacking and high-efficiency luminescence of metal nanoclusters is crucial for designing and synthesizing high-performance light-emitting materials and devices. Here, we successfully synthesized two polymorphic gold nanoclusters (Au