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Manna S, Wang Y, Hernandez A, Lile P, Liu S, Mueller T. A database of low-energy atomically precise nanoclusters. Sci Data 2023; 10:308. [PMID: 37210383 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02200-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023] Open
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The chemical and structural properties of atomically precise nanoclusters are of great interest in numerous applications, but the structures of the clusters can be computationally expensive to predict. In this work, we present the largest database of cluster structures and properties determined using ab-initio methods to date. We report the methodologies used to discover low-energy clusters as well as the energies, relaxed structures, and physical properties (such as relative stability, HOMO-LUMO gap among others) for 63,015 clusters across 55 elements. We have identified clusters for 593 out of 1595 cluster systems (element-size pairs) explored by literature that have energies lower than those reported in literature by at least 1 meV/atom. We have also identified clusters for 1320 systems for which we were unable to find previous low-energy structures in the literature. Patterns in the data reveal insights into the chemical and structural relationships among the elements at the nanoscale. We describe how the database can be accessed for future studies and the development of nanocluster-based technologies.
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- Sukriti Manna
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
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Sun X, Kong H, Zhou Q, Tsunega S, Liu X, Yang H, Jin RH. Chiral Plasmonic Nanoparticle Assisted Raman Enantioselective Recognition. Anal Chem 2020; 92:8015-8020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Xueping Sun
- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- The Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
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- Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Kanagawa 221-8686, Japan
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Liu XJ, Hamilton IP. A series of intrinsically chiral gold nanocage structures. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:10321-10326. [PMID: 28702649 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02868g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a series of intrinsically chiral gold nanocage structures, Au9n+6, which are stable for n ≥ 2. These structures consist of an Au9n tube which is capped with Au3 units at each end. Removing the Au3 caps, we obtain a series of intrinsically chiral gold nanotube structures, Au9n, which are stable for n ≥ 4. The intrinsic chirality of these structures results from the helicity of the gold strands which form the tube and not because an individual Au atom is a chiral center. The symmetry of these structures is C3 and substructures of gold hexagons with a gold atom in the middle are particularly prominent. We focus on the properties of Au42 (C3) and Au105 (C3) which are the two smallest gold nanocage structures to be completely tiled by these Au7 "golden-eye" substructures. Our main focus is on Au42 (C3) since gold clusters in the 40-50 atom regime are currently being investigated in gas phase experiments. We show that the intrinsically chiral Au42 cage structure is energetically comparable with previously reported achiral cage and compact Au42 structures. Cage structures are of particular interest because species can be encapsulated (and stabilized) inside the cage and we provide strong evidence that Au6@Au42 (C3) is the global minimum Au48 structure. The intrinsically chiral gold nanocage structures, which exhibit a range of size-related properties, have potential applications in chiral catalysis and as components in nanostructured devices.
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- X J Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, N2L 3C5, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, N2L 3C5, Ontario, Canada
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Fernando A, Weerawardene KLDM, Karimova NV, Aikens CM. Quantum Mechanical Studies of Large Metal, Metal Oxide, and Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles and Clusters. Chem Rev 2015; 115:6112-216. [PMID: 25898274 DOI: 10.1021/cr500506r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Amendra Fernando
- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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Liu X, Hamilton IP. Helical gold nanorods as chiral recognition nanostructures: a relativistic density functional theory study. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:17757-61. [PMID: 25453899 DOI: 10.1021/ja5084267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We establish helical gold nanorods as the first examples of chiral recognition nanostructures by examining the simple chiral molecule CClHDT adsorbed on the helical Au40 nanorod. We calculate the vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectra of the R and S enantiomers of CClHDT adsorbed on the R (or S) enantiomer of Au40 using relativistic density functional theory. The highest adsorption energy is found when the Cl atom of CClHDT binds to a low-coordinated Au atom at the edge of Au40. There are three adsorption modes (essentially identical in energy) corresponding to three orientations of the HDT moiety. We show that, for each adsorption mode, the VCD spectra are distinctly different for the Au40(R)-ClHDT(R) and Au40(R)-CClHDT(S) complexes, and we give a qualitative explanation for this based on the principle of chirality transfer. For comparison with the results for Au40, we calculate the VCD spectra of the R and S enantiomers of CClHDT adsorbed on the achiral Au20 tetrahedral cluster. Again, there are three adsorption modes (essentially identical in energy) corresponding to three orientations of the HDT moiety. However, we show that, for each adsorption mode, the VCD spectra are mirror symmetric but otherwise essentially identical for the Au20-CClHDT(R) and Au20-CClHDT(S) complexes. Thus, the inherent chirality of the helical Au40 nanorod is essential for its chiral recognition functionality.
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- Xiaojing Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University , Waterloo, N2L 3C5 Ontario, Canada
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Liu XJ, Hamilton I. Adsorption of small molecules on helical gold nanorods: A relativistic density functional study. J Comput Chem 2014; 35:1967-76. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xiao-Jing Liu
- Department of Chemistry; Wilfrid Laurier University; Waterloo Ontario Canada N2L3C5
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- Department of Chemistry; Wilfrid Laurier University; Waterloo Ontario Canada N2L3C5
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Liu Z, Qin Z, Xie H, Cong R, Wu X, Tang Z. Structure of Au40/−1 in the gas phase: A joint geometry relaxed ab initio calculations and vibrationally resolved photoelectron imaging investigation. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:094306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4819789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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