Abstract
The electronic structures and optical properties of assembled gold nanoclusters prepared through wet chemical method have been investigated. The scanning electron microscopic analysis revealed gold clusters growing into beaded nanowires. The core level electronic states of the samples analyzed using X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy, confirm the presence of gold. Further, the shift of core 4f orbitals towards higher energy indicates the interaction between Au and ligand in comparison with the bulk counterpart. The appearance of a sharp peak at 371 nm in the optical absorption spectrum refers to the excitonic transition between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) states. The luminescence peak observed at 403 nm and 615 nm may be due to the transitions between HOMO-LUMO gaps and the surface states and/or states originating from cluster-ligand interactions, respectively.
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