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Zhu Q, Huang X, Zeng Y, Sun K, Zhou L, Liu Y, Luo L, Tian S, Sun X. Controllable synthesis and electrocatalytic applications of atomically precise gold nanoclusters. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:6330-6341. [PMID: 36133485 PMCID: PMC9417523 DOI: 10.1039/d1na00514f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Nanoclusters are composed of metal atoms and ligands with sizes up to 2-3 nm. Due to their stability and unique structure, gold nanoclusters with precise atomic numbers have been widely studied. Until now, atomically precise gold nanoclusters have been synthesised by various methods. Common ones include the Brust-Schiffrin method and the size-focusing method. With more detailed research on gold nanoclusters, more novel methods have been adopted to synthesise atomically precise gold nanoclusters, such as anti-galvanic reduction, ligand-exchange reactions from metal nanoclusters, the seed growth method, and so on. Besides, the nanoclusters also have many unique properties in electrochemical catalyses, such as the ORR, OER, etc., which are helpful for the development of the energy and environment. In this review, the synthesis methods and electrochemical applications of atomically accurate gold nanoclusters in recent years are introduced.
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- Qingyi Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing 100029 China
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Ren X, Fu X, Lin X, Tang J, Wang H, Liu C, Huang J. Location of Cu Atom in Au‐Based Nanocluster and Its Optical Properties. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Xiuqing Ren
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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Li S, Nagarajan AV, Li Y, Kauffman DR, Mpourmpakis G, Jin R. The role of ligands in atomically precise nanocluster-catalyzed CO 2 electrochemical reduction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:2333-2337. [PMID: 33464267 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07832h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Ligand effects are of major interest in catalytic reactions owing to their potential critical role in determining the reaction activity and selectivity. Herein, we report ligand effects in the CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction at the atomic level with three unique Au25 nanoclusters comprising the same kernel but different protecting ligands (-XR, where X = S or Se, and R represents the carbon tail). It is observed that a change in the carbon tail shows no obvious impact on the catalytic selectivity and activity, but the anchoring atom (X = S or Se) strongly affects the electrocatalytic selectivity. Specifically, the S site acts as the active site and sustains CO selectivity, while the Se site shows a higher tendency of hydrogen evolution. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that the energy penalty associated with the *COOH formation is lower on the S site by 0.26 eV compared to that on the Se site. Additionally, the formation energy of the product (*CO) is lower on the sulfur-based Au nanocluster by 0.43 eV. We attribute these energetic differences to the higher electron density on the sulfur sites of the Au nanocluster, resulting in a modified bonding character of the reaction intermediates that reduce the energetic penalty for the *COOH and *CO formation. Overall, this work demonstrates that S/Se atoms at the metal-ligand interface can play an important role in determining the overall electrocatalytic performance of Au nanoclusters.
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- Site Li
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. and National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), United States Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), United States Department of Energy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Ma X, Tang Y, Ma G, Qin L, Tang Z. Controllable synthesis and formation mechanism study of homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au nanoclusters: recent advances, grand challenges, and great opportunities. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:602-614. [PMID: 33410856 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07499c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the past decade, atomically precise coinage metal nanoclusters have been a subject of major interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology because of their determined compositions and well-defined molecular structures, which are beneficial for establishing structure-property relationships. Recently ligand engineering has been extended to alkynyl molecules. Homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au nanoclusters (Au NCs) have emerged as a hotspot of research interest, mainly due to their unique optical properties, molecular configuration, and catalytic functionalities, and more importantly, they are used as a counterpart object for fundamental study to compare with the well-established thiolate Au NCs. In this review, we first summarize the recently reported various controllable synthetic strategies for atomically precise homoleptic-alkynyl-protected Au NCs, with particular emphasis on the ligand exchange method, direct reduction of the precursor, one-pot synthesis, and the synchronous nucleation and passivation strategy. After that, we switch our focus to the formation mechanism and structure evolution process of homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au NCs, where Au144(PA)60 and Au36(PA)24 (PA = phenylacetylide) are given as examples, along with the prediction of the possible formation mechanism of some other cluster molecules. In the end of this review, the outlook and perspective of this rapidly developing field including grand challenges and great opportunities are discussed. This review can stimulate more research efforts towards developing new synthetic strategies to enrich the limited examples and unravel the formation/growth mechanism of homoleptic alkynyl-protected Au NCs.
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- Xiaoshuang Ma
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials and New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China. and Key Laboratory of Fuel Cell Technology of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Ma X, Ma G, Qin L, Chen G, Chen S, Tang Z. A synchronous nucleation and passivation strategy for controllable synthesis of Au36(PA)24: unveiling the formation process and the role of Au22(PA)18 intermediate. Sci China Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-020-9819-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zhang P, Zhai J, Gao X, Zhao H, Su W, Zhao L. Targeted peptide-Au cluster binds to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in both active and inactive states: a clue for cancer inhibition through dual pathways. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2018; 63:349-355. [PMID: 36658871 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2018.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2017] [Revised: 01/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has become an important target protein in anticancer drug development. Meanwhile, peptide-Au cluster has been proposed as potential targeted nano-drug assembled by targeting peptide. Here, we designed and synthesized a novel peptide-Au cluster as Au10Peptide5 to target to EGFR. We found Au10Peptide5 could target to the natural binding sites of all EGFRs at membrane in both active and inactive states by molecular simulations. Its targeted ability was further verified by the co-localization and blocking experiments. We also study the configuration modifications of both active and inactive EGFRs after binding by Au10Peptide5. For active EGFR, the absorbed Au10Peptide5 might replace the natural ligand in EGFR endocytosis process. Then, the peptide-Au cluster in endochylema could inhibit the cancer relating enzyme activity including thioredoxin reductase1 (TrxR1) and induce the oxidative stress mediated apoptosis in tumor cells. For inactive EGFR, it was retained in inactive state by Au10Peptide5 binding to inhibit dimerization of EGFR for anticancer. Both pathways might be applied in anticancer drug development based on the theoretical and experimental study here.
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- Peng Zhang
- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Wang L, Yan L, Liu J, Chen C, Zhao Y. Quantification of Nanomaterial/Nanomedicine Trafficking in Vivo. Anal Chem 2017; 90:589-614. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b04765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Liming Wang
- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety,
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety,
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- The
College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710069, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety,
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety,
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- CAS
Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety,
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China
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Yan W, Tang Z, Li L, Wang L, Yang H, Wang Q, Wu W, Chen S. Ultrasmall Palladium Nanoclusters Encapsulated in Porous Carbon Nanosheets for Oxygen Electroreduction in Alkaline Media. ChemElectroChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.201600885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wei Yan
- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Atmospheric Environment and Pollution Control; Guangdong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Environmental Risk Prevention and Emergency Disposal; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
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- New Energy Research Institute, School of Environment and Energy; South China University of Technology; Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center; Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; University of California; 1156 High Street Santa Cruz, California 95064 USA
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Kang X, Silalai C, Lv Y, Sun G, Chen S, Yu H, Xu F, Zhu M. Au15Ag3(SPhMe2)14Nanoclusters - Crystal Structure and Insights into Ligand-Induced Variation. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201601513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xi Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine; 230012 Hefei Anhui China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials; Anhui University; 230601 Hefei Anhui China
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Li MB, Tian SK, Wu Z. Improving the Catalytic Activity of Au25
Nanocluster by Peeling and Doping. CHINESE J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201600526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Man-bo Li
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hefei Anhui 230031 China
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Science and Technology of China; Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology; CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Hefei Anhui 230031 China
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