Issue 24, 2018

Highly chemiluminescent silver nanoclusters with a dual catalytic center

Abstract

Chemiluminescent reagent N-(4-aminobutyl)-N-ethylisoluminol (ABEI) functionalized silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) with a dual catalytic center consisting of Co2+ and AgNCs (Co2+–GSH@ABEI@AgNCs) have been synthesized via a facile one-pot strategy for the first time. The preparation and purification procedures are very simple. The as-prepared Co2+–GSH@ABEI@AgNCs show unique chemiluminescence (CL) efficiency, outperforming all the state-of-the-art chemiluminescent functionalized nanomaterials (CF-NMs). The outstanding CL performance of Co2+–GSH@ABEI@AgNCs is due to the powerful catalytic ability of the dual catalytic center in Co2+–GSH@ABEI@AgNCs, which can facilitate the generation of HO˙, O2˙, and ABEI˙, leading to synergistic effects in catalyzing the CL reaction. Such Co2+–GSH@ABEI@AgNCs may find future applications in bioassays and biosensors.

Graphical abstract: Highly chemiluminescent silver nanoclusters with a dual catalytic center

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Apr 2018
Accepted
24 May 2018
First published
25 May 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018,6, 6549-6555

Highly chemiluminescent silver nanoclusters with a dual catalytic center

K. Zhao, W. Shen and H. Cui, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2018, 6, 6549 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC01966E

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