“…Luminophores for NIR ECL emission are strongly anticipated, such as tetraphenylethylene, graphite oxide, and CdTe nanocrystals . However, very few luminophores have been developed with an ECL emission wavelength beyond 800 nm in an aqueous medium, such as the recently reported Co 2+ -doped CdTe nanocrystals with a maximum ECL emission around 815 nm . The other manner is developing biocompatible and environmentally friendly luminophores for extended bioassays. − Among them, metal nanoclusters (NCs) are fascinating nanomaterials with unique optical, electrical, chemical, and physical properties. − The ECL properties of metal NCs have aroused much attention for ECL evolution. − Recent research demonstrated that Au NCs are promising biocompatible and environmentally friendly luminophores for NIR ECL. , Ding pioneered the ECL studies of organic soluble Au clusters and presented an efficient NIR ECL wavelength beyond 900 nm with these Au NCs as luminophores in an organic medium. − Wang achieved an aqueous NIR ECL wavelength around 700 nm from Au NCs, whereas Peng and Kim enabled a red-shifted aqueous NIR ECL wavelength of ∼800 nm from Au NCs. , Bovine-serum-albumin-templated Au NCs (BSA-Au NCs) have particularly attracted significant interest as an NIR fluorescent luminophor with advantages of simple and green production, high quantum yields, and high stability in aqueous solutions and the solid form .…”