Abstract: The exploitation of luminescent Cu nanoparticles (CuNPs) with excellent stability and bright emission is highly desired but still challenging. In this perspective, we concern the significance of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect for designing highly luminescent CuNPs, and highlight recent advances for enhancement of stability and emission of the CuNPs using self-assembly approach. Finally, we discuss perspectives and research directions for the fabrication of the highly luminescent assembled CuNPs in the future.

Key words: self-assembly, block copolymers, luminescence enhancement, Cu nanoparticles