Luminescence on-off switching via reversible interconversion between inter- and intramolecular aurophilic interactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Oct 14;47(38):10689-91. doi: 10.1039/c1cc14351d. Epub 2011 Sep 5.

Abstract

Reversible interconversion between inter- and intramolecular AuAu interactions induces luminescence on/off switching in solid state. For the gold(I) photoluminescence system, intermolecular aurophilic interaction is a more significant factor than intramolecular aurophilic interaction.