Mechanochromic luminescence in copper nanoclusters: resolving structural transitions through microcrystal electron diffraction
MicroED reveals insights into mechanochromic luminescence in copper nanoclusters, demonstrating structural transitions from crystalline to amorphous state upon grinding, with restoration of crystallinity following solvent exposure. Luminescence switching occurs due to reversible amorphization-recrystallization rather than chemical changes, providing critical design principles for such stimuli-responsive materials.
Authors
- Amoghavarsha Ramachandra Kini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6863-7729)
- Brent L. Nannenga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6859-3429)
- Vivek Yadav (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-4567)
- Anirban Som (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6646-679X)
- Tomáš Baše (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2533-8705)
- Thalappil Pradeep (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3174-534X)
- Hariom Nagar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1834-0890)
- Subrata Duary
- Sudhadevi Antharjanam
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IN)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (CZ)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc02594j
- Primary Topic
- Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India