<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgjp06vjzd" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Dual-emitting bovine serum albumin–erbium(<sc>iii</sc>) complex-modulated gold–silver bimetallic nanoclusters (BSA–Er/Au/Ag-NCs) have been synthesized for the first time by a simple one-pot synthesis route.</p> </abstract>