Multi-peak emission gold clusters for optoelectronic application and temperature-dependent fluorescence properties

Zhenda CHEN; Haitao DAI; Xiaodong ZHANG; Xichen HAO; Jiachen DENG; Yaxian CAO; Arain SAMIA; Ahmad ANEELA; Changlong LIU; Minxuan LI; Shouzhong FENG

doi:10.37188/CJLCD.2025-0068

Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 40, Issue 6, 809(2025)

Multi-peak emission gold clusters for optoelectronic application and temperature-dependent fluorescence properties

Zhenda CHEN¹, Haitao DAI^1、*, Xiaodong ZHANG^1,2, Xichen HAO¹, Jiachen DENG¹, Yaxian CAO¹, Arain SAMIA¹, Ahmad ANEELA¹, Changlong LIU¹, Minxuan LI³, and Shouzhong FENG⁴

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¹Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology， School of Science， Tianjin University， Tianjin 300350， China

²Tianjin Key Laboratory of Brain Science and Neural Engineering， Medical School， Tianjin University， Tianjin 300072， China

³China Railway Design Corporation， Tianjin 300308， China

⁴Anhui Zhongyi New Material Technology Co. Ltd.， Chuzhou 239599， China

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Received: Mar. 30, 2025

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Published Online: Jul. 14, 2025

The Author Email: Haitao DAI (htdai@tju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2025-0068

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