Emergent piezoelectricity as the driving force for mechanoluminescence in crystals of atomically precise copper nanoclusters.

Hao Li, Yuping Chen, Ying Xu, Yanming Liu, Qing Tang, Xi Kang, Manzhou Zhu

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Hao Li *Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7034-6498

Yuping Chen *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China.

Ying XuDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.

Yanming LiuDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China.

Qing TangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, China. qingtang@cqu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0805-7506

Xi KangDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China. kangxi_chem@ahu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1531-323X

Manzhou ZhuDepartment of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China. zmz@ahu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-7160

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22401003, U24A20480, 22371003, 22471001, and 22473017

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Abstract

Mechanoluminescence (ML) is a phenomenon of force-response self-luminescence, which was observed long ago. However, the underlying mechanism of ML remains ambiguous due to the complexity of light-emitting processes. Atomically precise metal nanoclusters are expected to serve as ideal model systems for unraveling ML mechanisms in specific nano-systems. Herein, we report the observation of mechanoluminescent crystals of metal nanoclusters. Cu

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PMID42457699

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-75647-9

PMCPMC13490460

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