#luminescence

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Paula Overbay (b.1940) - Luminescence V. 2022. Acrylic on paper.

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Luminescence By Jeff Stanford, 2026 Buy prints of this image at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/luminescence-jeff-stanford.html   or more of my images at: https://jeff-stanford.pixels.com/

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How 'asymmetric alloying' is creating the next generation of luminescent materials

Metal cluster molecules are discrete compounds containing multiple metal atoms held together by metal–metal and metal–ligand bonding. They serve as excellent candidates for catalysts, biosensors, and even for drug development. Developing atomic-level molecular editing methods for such metal clusters remains an important challenge and represents a promising strategy for expanding their structural and functional diversity. Such approaches can enable structure-specific properties, high near-infrared (NIR) photoluminescence quantum yields, and unique reactivities and electronic structures. Alloying is a powerful method for achieving this goal. In this regard, a key challenge is asymmetric alloying, which introduces asymmetry into the metal cluster by selectively placing heterometal atoms at nonequivalent sites, desymmetrizing the cluster and therefore imparting chirality-associated functionality.

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Dandenong Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia

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Today.

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Fluorescing minerals in white light (left) and under UV rays (right). From left to right; top: aragonite, calcite center: fluorite, halite bottom: willemite