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Masuda S, Sakamoto K, Tsukuda T. Atomically precise Au and Ag nanoclusters doped with a single atom as model alloy catalysts. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:4514-4528. [PMID: 38294320 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr05857c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Gold and silver nanoclusters (NCs) composed of <200 atoms are novel catalysts because their catalytic properties differ significantly from those of the corresponding bulk surface and can be dramatically tuned by the size (number of atoms). Doping with other metals is a promising approach for improving the catalytic performance of Au and Ag NCs. However, elucidation of the origin of the doping effects and optimization of the catalytic performance are hampered by the technical challenge of controlling the number and location of the dopants. In this regard, atomically precise Au or Ag (Au/Ag) NCs protected by ligands or polymers have recently emerged as an ideal platform because they allow regioselective substitution of single Au/Ag constituent atoms while retaining the size and morphology of the NC. Heterogeneous Au/Ag NC catalysts doped with a single atom can also be prepared by controlled calcination of ligand-protected NCs on solid supports. Comparison of thermal catalysis, electrocatalysis, and photocatalysis between the single-atom-doped and undoped Au/Ag NCs has revealed that the single-atom doping effect can be attributed to an electronic or geometric origin, depending on the dopant element and position. This minireview summarizes the recent progress of the synthesis and catalytic application of single-atom-doped, atomically precise Au/Ag NC catalysts and provides future prospects for the rational development of active and selective metal NC catalysts.
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- Shinya Masuda
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Müller N, Banu R, Loxha A, Schrenk F, Lindenthal L, Rameshan C, Pittenauer E, Llorca J, Timoshenko J, Marini C, Barrabés N. Dynamic behaviour of platinum and copper dopants in gold nanoclusters supported on ceria catalysts. Commun Chem 2023; 6:277. [PMID: 38110481 PMCID: PMC10728199 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-01068-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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Understanding the behaviour of active catalyst sites at the atomic level is crucial for optimizing catalytic performance. Here, the evolution of Pt and Cu dopants in Au25 clusters on CeO2 supports is investigated in the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction, using operando XAFS and DRIFTS. Different behaviour is observed for the Cu and Pt dopants during the pretreatment and reaction. The Cu migrates and builds clusters on the support, whereas the Pt creates single-atom active sites on the surface of the cluster, leading to better performance. Doping with both metals induces strong interactions and pretreatment and reaction conditions lead to the growth of the Au clusters, thereby affecting their catalytic behaviour. This highlights importance of understanding the behaviour of atoms at different stages of catalyst evolution. These insights into the atomic dynamics at the different stages are crucial for the precise optimisation of catalysts, which ultimately enables improved catalytic performance.
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- Nicole Müller
- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
- Chair of Physical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700, Leoben, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
- Chair of Physical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700, Leoben, Austria
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
- Chair of Physical Chemistry, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700, Leoben, Austria
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- Institute of Analytics, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Energy Technologies and Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, EEBE, Eduard Maristany 10-14, 08019, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Interface Science, Fritz-Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- ALBA Synchrotron Light Facility, Carrer de la Llum 2-26, 08290, Cerdanyola del Valles, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/165, 1060, Vienna, Austria.
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Sakamoto K, Masuda S, Takano S, Tsukuda T. Partially Thiolated Au 25 Cluster Anchored on Carbon Support via Noncovalent Ligand–Support Interactions: Active and Robust Catalyst for Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols. ACS Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- Kosuke Sakamoto
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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Hasegawa S, Masuda S, Takano S, Harano K, Kikkawa J, Tsukuda T. Synergistically Activated Pd Atom in Polymer-Stabilized Au 23Pd 1 Cluster. ACS NANO 2022; 16:16932-16940. [PMID: 36191255 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Single Pd atom doped Au23Pd1 clusters stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (Au23Pd1:PVP) were selectively synthesized by kinetically controlled coreduction of the Au and Pd precursor ions. The geometric structure of Au23Pd1:PVP was investigated by density functional theory calculation, aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy, extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO, and hydrogenation catalysis. These results showed that Au23Pd1:PVP takes polydisperse but the same atomic arrangements as undoped Au24:PVP while exposing all the atoms including the Pd atom on the surface. Au23Pd1:PVP exhibited a significantly higher catalytic activity than Au24:PVP for the aerobic oxidation of p-substituted benzyl alcohols. The kinetic studies showed that the rate-determining step was the hydride abstraction from the α-carbon of the alkoxides for both systems. The activation energy for hydride abstraction by Au23Pd1:PVP was lower than that by Au24:PVP, indicating that the doped Pd atom acts as the active center.
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- Shingo Hasegawa
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo113-0033, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto615-8520, Japan
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Jašik J, Fortunelli A, Vajda S. Exploring the materials space in the smallest particle size range: From heterogeneous catalysis to electrocatalysis and photocatalysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:12083-12115. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05677h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ultrasmall clusters of subnanometer size can possess unique and even unexpected physical and chemical propensities which make them interesting in various fields of basic science and for potential applications, such...
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Yamazoe S, Tsukuda T. X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy on Atomically Precise Metal Clusters. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20180282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Seiji Yamazoe
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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Sengupta T, Chung JS, Kang SG. Account of chemical bonding and enhanced reactivity of vanadium-doped rhodium clusters toward C–H activation: a DFT investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:9935-9948. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00444k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The chemical bonding and enhanced reactivity of vanadium-doped rhodium clusters toward C–H activation were investigated using DFT.
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- Turbasu Sengupta
- School of Chemical Engineering
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- South Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- University of Ulsan
- Ulsan 44610
- South Korea
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Halder A, Curtiss LA, Fortunelli A, Vajda S. Perspective: Size selected clusters for catalysis and electrochemistry. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:110901. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5020301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Avik Halder
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- CNR-ICCOM, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, 56124 Pisa, Italy
- Materials and Process Simulation Center, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
- Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Doping a Single Palladium Atom into Gold Superatoms Stabilized by PVP: Emergence of Hydrogenation Catalysis. Top Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-017-0876-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chakraborty I, Pradeep T. Atomically Precise Clusters of Noble Metals: Emerging Link between Atoms and Nanoparticles. Chem Rev 2017; 117:8208-8271. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1305] [Impact Index Per Article: 186.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Indranath Chakraborty
- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST
UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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- DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST
UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India
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Yamazoe S, Yoskamtorn T, Takano S, Yadnum S, Limtrakul J, Tsukuda T. Controlled Synthesis of Carbon-Supported Gold Clusters for Rational Catalyst Design. CHEM REC 2016; 16:2338-2348. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201600074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Seiji Yamazoe
- Department of Chemistry School of Science; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB); Kyoto University; Katsura Kyoto 615-8520 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and NANOTEC Center for Nanoscale Materials Design for Green Nanotechnology Faculty of Science; Kasetsart University; Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering School of Molecular Science and Engineering; Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology; Rayong 21210 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and NANOTEC Center for Nanoscale Materials Design for Green Nanotechnology Faculty of Science; Kasetsart University; Bangkok 10900 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry and NANOTEC Center for Nanoscale Materials Design for Green Nanotechnology Faculty of Science; Kasetsart University; Bangkok 10900 Thailand
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering School of Molecular Science and Engineering; Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology; Rayong 21210 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry School of Science; The University of Tokyo; 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-0033 Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB); Kyoto University; Katsura Kyoto 615-8520 Japan
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Efficient preparation of graphene liquid cell utilizing direct transfer with large-area well-stitched graphene. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kaydashev VE, Janssens E, Lievens P. Optical absorption spectra of palladium doped gold cluster cations. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:034310. [PMID: 25612712 DOI: 10.1063/1.4906072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Photoabsorption spectra of gas phase Au(n)(+) and Au(n-1)Pd(+) (13 ≤ n ≤ 20) clusters were measured using mass spectrometric recording of wavelength dependent Xe messenger atom photodetachment in the 1.9-3.4 eV photon energy range. Pure cationic gold clusters consisting of 15, 17, and 20 atoms have a higher integrated optical absorption cross section than the neighboring sizes. It is shown that the total optical absorption cross section increases with size and that palladium doping strongly reduces this cross section for all investigated sizes and in particular for n = 14-17 and 20. The largest reduction of optical absorption upon Pd doping is observed for n = 15.
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- Vladimir E Kaydashev
- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d - Box 2414, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d - Box 2414, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d - Box 2414, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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A first-principles investigation of the effect of the doping of golden cages of 32 atoms is proposed.
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Bo M, Guo Y, Huang Y, Liu Y, Wang Y, Li C, Sun CQ. Coordination-resolved bonding and electronic dynamics of Na atomic clusters and solid skins. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra03205a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Atomic undercoordination shortens the interatomic bond, deepens the energy level, raises the local energy density and lowers the atomic cohesive energy of Na solid skins and clusters.
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- Maolin Bo
- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Application Technologies (Ministry of Education)
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xiangtan University
- Hunan 411105
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Application Technologies (Ministry of Education)
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xiangtan University
- Hunan 411105
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Application Technologies (Ministry of Education)
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xiangtan University
- Hunan 411105
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Application Technologies (Ministry of Education)
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Thin Film Materials and Devices
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Xiangtan University
- Hunan 411105
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- School of Information and Electronic Engineering
- Hunan University of Science and Technology
- Hunan 411201
- China
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- Institute of Coordination Bond Metrology and Engineering
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- China Jiliang University
- Hangzhou 330018
- China
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- NOVITAS
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore 639798
- Singapore
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Barcaro G, Sementa L, Fortunelli A, Stener M. Optical properties of nanoalloys. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:27952-67. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00498e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Optical absorption spectra of bare (left) and monolayer-protected (right) metal nanoalloys.
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- CNR-ICCOM & IPCF
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
- Pisa
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Farmaceutiche
- Università di Trieste
- Trieste
- Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali
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Ji WX, Zhang CW, Li F, Li P, Wang PJ, Ren MJ, Yuan M. First-principles study of small Pd–Au alloy clusters on graphene. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra07996e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gao Y, Dai X, Kang SG, Jimenez-Cruz CA, Xin M, Meng Y, Han J, Wang Z, Zhou R. Structural and electronic properties of uranium-encapsulated Au₁₄ cage. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5862. [PMID: 25069968 PMCID: PMC5376176 DOI: 10.1038/srep05862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The structural properties of the uranium-encapsulated nano-cage U@Au14 are predicted using density functional theory. The presence of the uranium atom makes the Au14 structure more stable than the empty Au14-cage, with a triplet ground electronic state for U@Au14. Analysis of the electronic structure shows that the two frontier single-occupied molecular orbital electrons of U@Au14 mainly originate from the 5f shell of the U atom after charge transfer. Meanwhile, the bonding orbitals and charge population indicate that the designed U@Au14 nano-cage structure is stabilized by ionocovalent interactions. The current findings provide theoretical basis for future syntheses and further study of actinide doped gold nanoclusters, which might subsequently facilitate applications of such structure in radio-labeling, nanodrug carrier and other biomedical applications.
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- Yang Gao
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Computational Biology Center, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- 1] Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China [2] Computational Biology Center, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 [3] Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
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Das A, Li T, Li G, Nobusada K, Zeng C, Rosi NL, Jin R. Crystal structure and electronic properties of a thiolate-protected Au24 nanocluster. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:6458-62. [PMID: 24817094 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr01350f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Solving the total structures of gold nanoclusters is of critical importance for understanding their electronic, optical and catalytic properties. Herein, we report the X-ray structure of a charge-neutral Au24(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)20 nanocluster. This structure features a bi-tetrahedral Au8 kernel protected by four tetrameric staple-like motifs. Electronic structure analysis is further carried out and the optical absorption spectrum is interpreted. The Au24(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)20, Au23(S-c-C6H11)16 and Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 nanoclusters constitute the first crystallographically characterized "trio".
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- Anindita Das
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Cheng D, Xu H, Fortunelli A. Tuning the catalytic activity of Au–Pd nanoalloys in CO oxidation via composition. J Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2014.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Small, negatively charged gold clusters isolated in vacuum can oxidize CO via electron-transfer-mediated activation of O2. This suggests that Au clusters can act as aerobic oxidation catalysts in the real world when their structure parameters satisfy given required conditions. However, there is a technical challenge for the development of Au cluster oxidation catalysts; the structural parameters of the Au clusters, such as size and composition, must be precisely controlled because the intrinsic chemical properties of the clusters are strongly dependent on these parameters. This Account describes our efforts to achieve precision synthesis of small (diameter <2 nm) Au clusters, stabilized by polymers and immobilized on supports, for a variety of catalytic applications. Since we aim to develop Au cluster catalysts by taking full advantage of their intrinsic, size-specific chemical nature, we chose chemically inert materials for the stabilizers and supports. We began by preparing small Au clusters weakly stabilized by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to test the hypothesis that small Au clusters in the real world will also show size-specific oxidation catalysis. The size of Au:PVP was controlled using a microfluidic device and monitored by mass spectrometry. We found that only Au clusters smaller than a certain critical size show a variety of aerobic oxidation reactions and proposed that the reactions proceed via catalytic activation of O2 by negatively charged Au clusters. We also developed a method to precisely control the size and composition of supported Au clusters using ligand-protected Au and Au-based bimetallic clusters as precursors. These small Au clusters immobilized on mesoporous silica, hydroxyapatite, and carbon nanotubes acted as oxidation catalysts. We have demonstrated for the first time an optimal Au cluster size for the oxidation of cyclohexane and a remarkable improvement in the oxidation catalysis of Au25 clusters by single-atom Pd doping. The non-scalable catalysis of Au clusters that we reported here points to the possibility that novel catalysis beyond that expected from bulk counterparts can be developed simply by reducing the catalyst size to the sub-2 nm regime.
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- Seiji Yamazoe
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Negishi Y. Toward the Creation of Functionalized Metal Nanoclusters and Highly Active Photocatalytic Materials Using Thiolate-Protected Magic Gold Clusters. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20130288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuichi Negishi
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Photocatalysis International Research Center, Tokyo University of Science
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