Au nanoclusters have emerged as a class of materials with unique optical properties.When the size of Au nanocluster decrease to comparable to the Fermi wavelength(1nm) of an electron,it exhibits fluorescent characteristics while they are excited,which resulted from its quantum effect.As a novel fluorescent material,Au nanoclusters show size-dependent emission,a slower photobleaching rate and very good stability.The fluorescent properties of Au nanoclusters and their applications in the fields of biological labeling,biological imaging,and biodetection were mainly reviewed.
Au nanoclustersFluorescenceBiolabelsBioimagingBiosensor