spectral studies were monitored
by a JASCO FP-6600 spectrofluorometer with excitation wavelength at
380 nm in the emission mode. Both the emission and excitation slit
widths were kept at 5 nm. Absorption spectra were recorded from 800
to 200 nm by a JASCO V-630 spectrophotometer with 1.0 cm quartz cells.
Nanostructure and morphology of NCs were verified by JEOL JEM 2100
HR-TEM operating at 200 kV. DLS information was evidenced to determine
the average size (hydrodynamic diameter) of CuNCs. DLS analysis results
were acquired by Malvern Zetasizer Nano. Zeta potential experiments
were recorded by Zetasizer Nano, ZS with 633 nm He–Ne laser,
equipped with a MPT-2 autotitrator (Malvern, UK). Fluorescence lifetime
experiments were performed on Horiba Scientific equipped with an NL-C2
pulsed diode excitation source of 380 nm.