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Qu M, Zhang FQ, Zhang GL, Qiao MM, Zhao LX, Li SL, Walter M, Zhang XM. Cocrystallization-driven Formation of fcc-based Ag 110 Nanocluster with Chinese Triple Luban Lock Shape. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318390. [PMID: 38117040 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
Abstract
Luban locks with mortise and tenon structure have structural diversity and architectural stability, and it is extremely challenging to synthesize Luban lock-like structures at the molecular level. In this work, we report the cocrystallization of two structurally related atom-precise fcc silver nanoclusters Ag110 (SPhF)48 (PPh3 )12 (Ag110 ) and Ag14 (μ6 -S)(SPhF)12 (PPh3 )8 (Ag14 ). It is worth noting that the Ag110 cluster is the first compound to simulate the complex Luban lock structure at the molecular level. Meanwhile, Ag110 is the largest known fcc-based silver nanocluster, so far, there is no precedent for fcc silver nanocluster with more than 100 silver atoms. DFT calculations show that Ag110 is a 58-electron superatom with an electronically closed shell1S2 1P6 1D10 2S2 1F14 2P6 1G18 . Ag110 ⋅Ag14 can rapidly catalyze the reduction of 4-nitrophenol within 4 minutes. In addition, Ag110 presents clear structural evidence to reveal the critical size and mechanism of the transformation of metal core from fcc stacking to quasi-spherical superatom. This research work provides an important structural model for studying the nucleation mechanism and structural assembly of silver nanoclusters.
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- Mei Qu
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
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- FIT Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence livMatS @ FIT, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
- Fraunhofer IWM, MikroTribologie Centrum μTC, 79108, Freiburg, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Molecules and Magnetic Information of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030031, P. R. China
- College of Chemistry, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030024, P. R. China
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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]
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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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Li Q, Yang S, Chai J, Zhang H, Zhu M. Insights into mechanisms of diphosphine-mediated controlled surface construction on Au nanoclusters. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:15804-15811. [PMID: 36254852 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05291a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Unraveling the rules governing the size regulation of nanoclusters is of great importance not only in fundamental research, but also in practical applications because of the high structure-property correlation in nanoclusters. Diphosphine-mediated size tailoring is recognized as a powerful method for modulating the size, configuration, and properties of nanoclusters, but the role of diphosphines in these size-controlled processes is still poorly understood due to a lack of systematic studies. Herein, using Au23(SR)16- as the template for modification, the factors influencing the size-modulation of nanoclusters by diphosphines were systematically investigated. It is revealed that by controlling the length of the diphosphines (from shorter to longer), Au21(SR)12L2+ (L = diphosphine) and Au22(SR)14L can be produced. Moreover, introducing a rigid group into the diphosphines can twist the structural framework or lead to the formation of a new surface motif configuration in the nanoclusters, forming twisted Au22(SR)14L and Au25(SR)16L2+. The size regulation of these nanoclusters enables fine-tuning of the optical properties, including the absorption wavelengths and photoluminescence emission intensity, affording an avenue for precise control of the physicochemical properties of nanoclusters for practical applications.
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- Qinzhen Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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Zhou M, Bao Y, Jin S, Wen S, Chen S, Zhu M. [Ag 71(S- tBu) 31(Dppm)](SbF 6) 2: an intermediate-sized metalloid silver nanocluster containing a building block of Ag 64. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10383-10386. [PMID: 34542129 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04934h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An intermediate-sized atomically precise metalloid silver nanocluster [Ag71(SR)31(Dppm)](SbF6)2 (Dppm = bis (diphenylphosphino)methane, SR = S-tBu) is reported, which comprises one building block Ag64, six SR5 pentagons, one sole SR ligand, a DppmAg2 handle, and an Ag5 lid. Structurally, a decahedron Ag23 kernel is observed in the metalloid silver nanocluster. Moreover, the Ag64 unit provides insights into the growth of large clusters such as Ag136(SR)64Cl3 and Ag141(SR)40Br12via assembly. The observed decahedron Ag23 provides a deeper understanding on Marks decahedron in larger nanoclusters, and the [Ag71(S-tBu)31(Dppm)](SbF6)2 uses Ag64 as a building block to predict the structure of larger metalloid nanoclusters.
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- Manman Zhou
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601, P. R. China; Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University) Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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Ma X, Bai Y, Song Y, Li Q, Lv Y, Zhang H, Yu H, Zhu M. Rhombicuboctahedral Ag
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: Four‐Layered Octahedral Silver Nanocluster Adopting the Russian Nesting Doll Model. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:17234-17238. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology 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 of Ministry of Education Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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Ma X, Bai Y, Song Y, Li Q, Lv Y, Zhang H, Yu H, Zhu M. Rhombicuboctahedral Ag
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: Four‐Layered Octahedral Silver Nanocluster Adopting the Russian Nesting Doll Model. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education 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 of Ministry of Education Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology 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 of Ministry of Education Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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