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Smart molecular photoswitches are an important member in the realm of artificial materials, which can exhibit distinct physicochemical properties under photoirradiation, yet light-driven silver nanocluster switches have been scarcely exploited due to their intrinsic photoinstability. Herein, two photostable isostructural photoresponsive Ag nanoclusters ( and ) with a bicapped triangular prismatic Ag core protected by the ternary ligands of arylazopyrazole, aryl-thiolate, and diphosphine have been synthesized and characterized comprehensively. The introduction of arylazopyrazole augments a fresh functionality to the silver nanocluster, realizing photoisomerization switched photoluminescence. The Ag nanoclusters can be reversibly isomerized between and conformations with quite high efficiency under UV and visible light irradiation, respectively, which can occur in both solid and solution states and be conveniently monitored by time-dependent UV-Vis spectroscopy. More interestingly, the - isomerization process is accompanied by a significant bathochromic shift of the emission band from orange to red. This work not only presents a strategic guidance for synthesizing photoresponsive silver nanoclusters but also provides a new opportunity for developing photoswitchable fluorescent materials.
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