A novel geometric structure of a nanocluster with an irregular kernel: Ag30Cu14(TPP)4(SR)28

Jiale Li; Hao Li; Haizhu Yu; Jinsong Chai; Qinzhen Li; Yongbo Song; Zhongjie Zhang; Manzhou Zhu

doi:10.1039/d0dt01142h

A novel geometric structure of a nanocluster with an irregular kernel: Ag₃₀Cu₁₄(TPP)₄(SR)₂₈

Dalton Trans. 2020 Jun 21;49(23):7684-7687. doi: 10.1039/d0dt01142h. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

Authors

Jiale Li¹, Hao Li, Haizhu Yu, Jinsong Chai, Qinzhen Li, Yongbo Song, Zhongjie Zhang, Manzhou Zhu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials. Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, People's Republic of China.

PMID: 32510094
DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01142h

Abstract

Here, we report a bi-ligand protected bimetallic nanocluster Ag₃₀Cu₁₄(TPP)₄(SR)₂₈. It is composed of an Ag₂₇ kernel and Ag₃Cu₁₄(TPP)₄(SR)₂₈ shell. Typically, the metal atoms are arranged irregularly. Both the core and shell exhibit the characteristics of C₂-symmetry.