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Article: Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters at the Molecular-to-Metallic Transition with Intrinsic Chirality from Surface Layers

TitleAtomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters at the Molecular-to-Metallic Transition with Intrinsic Chirality from Surface Layers
Authors
Issue Date26-Apr-2023
PublisherNature Research
Citation
Nature Communications, 2023, v. 14 How to Cite?
Abstract

The advances in determining the total structure of atomically precise metal nanoclusters have prompted extensive exploration into the origins of chirality in nanoscale systems. While chirality is generally transferrable from the surface layer to the metal–ligand interface and kernel, we present here an alternative type of gold nanoclusters (138 gold core atoms with 48 2,4-dimethylbenzenethiolate surface ligands) whose inner structures are not asymmetrically induced by chiral patterns of the outermost aromatic substituents. This phenomenon can be explained by the highly dynamic behaviors of aromatic rings in the thiolates assembled via π − π stacking and C − H···π interactions. In addition to being a thiolate-protected nanocluster with uncoordinated surface gold atoms, the reported Au138 motif expands the size range of gold nanoclusters having both molecular and metallic properties. Our current work introduces an important class of nanoclusters with intrinsic chirality from surface layers rather than inner structures and will aid in elucidating the transition of gold nanoclusters from their molecular to metallic states.


Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/328469
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2023 Impact Factor: 14.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 4.887

 

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, LJ-
dc.contributor.authorAlkan, F-
dc.contributor.authorZhuang, SL-
dc.contributor.authorLiu, DY-
dc.contributor.authorNawaz, T-
dc.contributor.authorGuo, J-
dc.contributor.authorLuo, XZ-
dc.contributor.authorHe, J-
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-28T04:45:14Z-
dc.date.available2023-06-28T04:45:14Z-
dc.date.issued2023-04-26-
dc.identifier.citationNature Communications, 2023, v. 14-
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/328469-
dc.description.abstract<p>The advances in determining the total structure of atomically precise metal nanoclusters have prompted extensive exploration into the origins of chirality in nanoscale systems. While chirality is generally transferrable from the surface layer to the metal–ligand interface and kernel, we present here an alternative type of gold nanoclusters (138 gold core atoms with 48 2,4-dimethylbenzenethiolate surface ligands) whose inner structures are not asymmetrically induced by chiral patterns of the outermost aromatic substituents. This phenomenon can be explained by the highly dynamic behaviors of aromatic rings in the thiolates assembled via π − π stacking and C − H···π interactions. In addition to being a thiolate-protected nanocluster with uncoordinated surface gold atoms, the reported Au<sub>138</sub> motif expands the size range of gold nanoclusters having both molecular and metallic properties. Our current work introduces an important class of nanoclusters with intrinsic chirality from surface layers rather than inner structures and will aid in elucidating the transition of gold nanoclusters from their molecular to metallic states.<br></p>-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherNature Research-
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communications-
dc.titleAtomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters at the Molecular-to-Metallic Transition with Intrinsic Chirality from Surface Layers-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-023-38179-0-
dc.identifier.volume14-
dc.identifier.eissn2041-1723-
dc.identifier.issnl2041-1723-

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