Superfluorinated and NIR-luminescent gold nanoclusters
Journal article published in 2017 by
V. Dichiarante 
,
I. Tirotta,
L. Catalano,
G. Terraneo ,
G. Raffaini,
M. R. Chierotti ,
R. Gobetto ,
F. Baldelli Bombelli ,
P. Metrangolo
,
I. Tirotta,
L. Catalano,
G. Terraneo ,
G. Raffaini,
M. R. Chierotti ,
R. Gobetto ,
F. Baldelli Bombelli ,
P. Metrangolo
Abstract
A novel class of superfluorinated gold nanoclusters obtained from a branched thiol with 27 equivalent 19F atoms per molecule, which combine both NIR photoluminescence and 19F NMR properties, thus representing a promising multimodal nanoplatform for bioimaging applications.