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The manipulation of PL pathways through atomic\u2010level structural editing remains a key scientific question. Gold\u2010copper nanoclusters, with their well\u2010defined atomic structures and tunable PL characteristics, offer an ideal platform to investigate this relationship. In this study, two structurally analogous metal nanoclusters, Au\n                    <jats:sub>18<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>5<\/jats:sub>\n                    (SAdm)\n                    <jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub>\n                    and Au\n                    <jats:sub>17<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    (SAdm)\n                    <jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub>\n                    are synthesized, to explore how atomic\u2010level structural modifications influence the PL mechanism. It is demonstrated that atomic structural editing alters the electronic coupling and the charge distribution, thereby shifting the emission mechanism from surface\u2010state\u2010dominated shell\u2010core relaxation in Au\n                    <jats:sub>18<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>5<\/jats:sub>\n                    (SAdm)\n                    <jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub>\n                    to core\u2010state\u2010dominated core\u2010shell relaxation in Au\n                    <jats:sub>17<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    (SAdm)\n                    <jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub>\n                    . This change effectively modulates PL pathways and affects the directionality of electron transition dipole moments in the nanoclusters, leading to modulated optical absorption properties. 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