{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(4)"],"submitter":["Zhang Q"],"pubmed_abstract":["Clusteroluminescence in non-conjugated systems has garnered significant attention for the development of advanced light-emitting materials, however, the understanding of the underlying mechanism remains a challenge. Herein, we report a facile, one-step strategy to prepare unconventional dual-mode luminescent materials by thermal treatment of aqueous citric acid (CA) and l-lysine (Lys). These materials exhibit bright fluorescence (The quantum yield is up to 43.2%) and remarkably long-lived room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP, up to 5 s). Combined experimental characterization and theoretical calculations were used to reveal the underlying dual emission mechanisms. Theoretical calculations revealed a reduced HOMO-LUMO energy gap upon blending of the CA and Lys and formation of ionic intera"],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pagination":["2973-2980"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12797206"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Molecular mechanism of biocompatible clusteroluminogens from citric acid and l-lysine."],"pmcid":["PMC12797206"],"pubmed_authors":["Sun P","Li B","Zhang Q"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Molecular mechanism of biocompatible clusteroluminogens from citric acid and l-lysine.","description":"Clusteroluminescence in non-conjugated systems has garnered significant attention for the development of advanced light-emitting materials, however, the understanding of the underlying mechanism remains a challenge. Herein, we report a facile, one-step strategy to prepare unconventional dual-mode luminescent materials by thermal treatment of aqueous citric acid (CA) and l-lysine (Lys). These materials exhibit bright fluorescence (The quantum yield is up to 43.2%) and remarkably long-lived room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP, up to 5 s). Combined experimental characterization and theoretical calculations were used to reveal the underlying dual emission mechanisms. Theoretical calculations revealed a reduced HOMO-LUMO energy gap upon blending of the CA and Lys and formation of ionic intera","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Jan","modification":"2026-06-09T05:38:35.32Z","creation":"2026-06-09T03:07:42.16Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12797206","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41536472"],"doi":["10.1039/d5ra09240j"]}}