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  • Title: Highly transparent and luminescent gel glass based on reabsorption-free gold nanoclusters.
    Author: Cai KB, Huang HY, Chen PW, Wen XM, Li K, Co KCC, Shen JL, Chiu KP, Yuan CT.
    Journal: Nanoscale; 2020 May 21; 12(19):10781-10789. PubMed ID: 32391848.
    Abstract:
    Luminescent and transparent composites formed by embedding luminophores in a solid matrix are essential components for several photonic applications, such as luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) and luminescent down-shifting/conversion layers. For these applications, the optical losses, including reabsorption and scattering need to be minimized, while the photoluminescence (PL) emission must be stable against outdoor environments. Here, highly transparent and luminescent aluminosilicate glass doped with surface-engineered gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) was prepared without involving toxic elements and hazardous solvents. Such an AuNC@glass composite with a high loading (∼14 wt%) exhibits a unique absorption profile; near-unity absorptance in the absorption range but near-zero reabsorption in the emission region, and thus generates bright PL emission with negligible reabsorption losses. Meanwhile, the PL quantum yield was enhanced (from ∼1% to ∼14%) without sacrificing the Stokes shift, while still maintaining high optical transparency. In addition, they have high stability due to the effective protection of rigid inorganic matrices, and thus would be eco-friendly candidates for further preparation of efficient and reabsorption-free LSCs.
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