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Ma X, He S, Li Q, Li Q, Chai J, Ma W, Li G, Yu H, Zhu M. Motif-to-Core Nucleation in a Decahedral Evolution Pattern. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:15680-15687. [PMID: 37688540 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
Abstract
The atomic precision of ultrasmall metal nanoclusters has opened the door to elucidating the structural evolution principles of metal nanomaterials at the molecular level. Here, we report a novel set of super-atomic Ag clusters, including [Ag19(TBBT)16(DPPP)4]+ (Ag19), [Ag22(DMAT)8(DPPM)4Cl8]2+ (Ag22), Ag26(SPh3,5-CF3)15(DPPF)4Cl5 (Ag26), and [Ag30(DMAT)12(DPPP)4Cl8]2+ (Ag30). The core structures of these clusters correspond to one decahedral Ag7, perpendicular bi-decahedrons, three-dimensional penta-decahedrons, and hexa-decahedrons, respectively. The Ag atoms in AgS2 blocks show a strong correlation with the decahedral cores: the five equatorial Ag atoms in the decahedral Ag7 core of Ag19 all adopt the AgS2 coordination, while the Ag atoms in AgS2 blocks of Ag22, Ag26, and Ag30 unexceptionally constitute additional decahedral structures with the core Ag atoms. Specifically, two and four core Ag atoms of Ag26 and Ag30 clusters occupy positions that highly resemble that of Ag (in AgS2 motifs) of Ag22. The strong structural correlation demonstrates the motif-to-core evolution of the surface Ag (on AgS2) to build extra-decahedral blocks. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the 2e, 4e, 6e, and 8e clusters (from Ag19 to Ag30) adopt 1S2, 1S21P2, 1S21P4, and 1S21P6 electron configurations, all of which feature excellent super-atomic characters.
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- Xiangyu Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China
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Nguyen QN, Wang C, Shang Y, Janssen A, Xia Y. Colloidal Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals: From Asymmetrical Growth to Symmetry Breaking. Chem Rev 2022; 123:3693-3760. [PMID: 36547384 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on controlling their shapes revolves around symmetrical growth, the introduction of asymmetrical growth and thus symmetry breaking has also emerged as a powerful route to enrich metal nanocrystals with new shapes and complex morphologies as well as unprecedented properties and functionalities. The success of this route critically relies on our ability to lift the confinement on symmetry by the underlying unit cell of the crystal structure and/or the initial seed in a systematic manner. This Review aims to provide an account of recent progress in understanding and controlling asymmetrical growth and symmetry breaking in a colloidal synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals. With a touch on both the nucleation and growth steps, we discuss a number of methods capable of generating seeds with diverse symmetry while achieving asymmetrical growth for mono-, bi-, and multimetallic systems. We then showcase a variety of symmetry-broken nanocrystals that have been reported, together with insights into their growth mechanisms. We also highlight their properties and applications and conclude with perspectives on future directions in developing this class of nanomaterials. It is hoped that the concepts and existing challenges outlined in this Review will drive further research into understanding and controlling the symmetry breaking process.
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- Quynh N. Nguyen
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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Jin B, Yan F, Qi X, Cai B, Tao J, Fu X, Tan S, Zhang P, Pfaendtner J, Naser NY, Baneyx F, Zhang X, DeYoreo JJ, Chen C. Peptoid-Directed Formation of Five-Fold Twinned Au Nanostars through Particle Attachment and Facet Stabilization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201980. [PMID: 35167709 PMCID: PMC9258440 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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While bio-inspired synthesis offers great potential for controlling nucleation and growth of inorganic particles, precisely tuning biomolecule-particle interactions is a long-standing challenge. Herein, we used variations in peptoid sequence to manipulate peptoid-Au interactions, leading to the synthesis of concave five-fold twinned, five-pointed Au nanostars via a process of repeated particle attachment and facet stabilization. Ex situ and liquid-phase TEM observations show that a balance between particle attachment biased to occur near the star points, preferential growth along the [100] direction, and stabilization of (111) facets is critical to forming star-shaped particles. Molecular simulations predict that interaction strengths between peptoids and distinct Au facets differ significantly and thus can alter attachment kinetics and surface energies to form the stars. This work provides new insights into how sequence-defined ligands affect particle growth to regulate crystal morphology.
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- Biao Jin
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Linyi University The Middle Part of Shuangling Road, Linyi, Shandong Province, 276005 (China)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University 600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32306 (USA)
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Petersen Institute of Nanoscience and Engineering (PINSE) University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 (USA)
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- Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JD (UK)
- Diamond Light Source Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE (UK)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battellt Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352 (USA)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 (USA)
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Jin B, Yan F, Qi X, Cai B, Tao J, Fu X, Tan S, Zhang P, Pfaendtner J, Naser NY, Baneyx F, Zhang X, DeYoreo JJ, Chen C. Peptoid‐Directed Formation of Five‐Fold Twinned Au Nanostars through Particle Attachment and Facet Stabilization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Biao Jin
- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Linyi University The Middle Part of Shuangling Road Linyi Shandong Province 276005 China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong University Shanda Nan Road 27 Jinan China
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
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- Department of Biological Science Florida State University 600 W College Ave Tallahassee FL 32306 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Petersen Institute of Nanoscience and Engineering (PINSE) University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh PA 15260 USA
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- Division of Structural Biology Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics University of Oxford Roosevelt Drive, Wellington Square Oxford OX3 7BN UK
- Diamond Light Source Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Didcot OX11 0DE UK
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway Seattle WA 98195 USA
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- Physical Sciences Division Pacific Northwest National Laboratory 902 Battelle Boulevard Richland WA 99352 USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Washington 1410 NE Campus Parkway Seattle WA 98195 USA
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