In Situ Observation of the Emission Characteristics of Zeolite‐Hosted Silver Species During Heat Treatment

The influence of heat treatment on the evolution of luminescence in silver exchanged zeolites is investigated under controlled atmosphere by using in situ fluorescence microscopy (see figure). The results indicate that the stable yellow Ag3n+ emitter is most efficiently created in a dry zeolite Y host. In zeolite A, the clusters interact with neighboring clusters or with water, decreasing the overall yellow luminescence. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.