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Kumar P, Khirid S, Jangid DK, Nishad CS, Chauhan P, Kumari P, Meena S, Bose SK, Kumar A, Banerjee B, Dhayal RS. Dithiophosphonate-Protected Eight-Electron Superatomic Ag 21 Nanocluster: Synthesis, Isomerism, Luminescence, and Catalytic Activity. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:13724-13737. [PMID: 38970493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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The structure-property relationship considering isomerism-tuned photoluminescence and efficient catalytic activity of silver nanoclusters (NCs) is exclusive. Asymmetrical dithiophosphonate NH4[S2P(OR)(p-C6H4OCH3)] ligated first atomically precise silver NCs [Ag21{S2P(OR)(p-C6H4OCH3)}12]PF6 {where, R = nPr (1), Et (2)} were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and characterized by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, NMR (31P, 1H, 2H), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-visible, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transforms infrared, thermogravimetric analysis, etc. NCs 1 and 2 consist of eight silver atoms in a cubic framework and enclose an Ag@Ag12-centered icosahedron to constitute an Ag21 core of Th symmetry, which is concentrically inscribed within the S24 snub-cube, P12 cuboctahedron, and the O12 truncated tetrahedron formed by 12 dithiophosphonate ligands. These NCs facilitate to be an eight-electron superatom (1S21P6), in which eight capping Ag atoms exhibit structural isomerism with documented isoelectronic [Ag21{S2P(OiPr)2}12]PF6, 3. In contrast to 3, the stapling of dithiophosphonates in 1 and 2 triggered bluish emission within the 400 to 500 nm region at room temperature. The density functional theory study rationalized isomerization and optical properties of 1, 2, and 3. Both (1, and 2) clusters catalyzed a decarboxylative acylarylation reaction for rapid oxindole synthesis in 99% yield under ambient conditions and proposed a multistep reaction pathway. Ultimately, this study links nanostructures to their physical and catalytic properties.
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- Pankaj Kumar
- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain (Deemed-to-be-University), Jain Global Campus, Bangalore 562112, India
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- Department of Physics, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India
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Wang Z, Wang Y, Zhang C, Zhu YJ, Song KP, Aikens CM, Tung CH, Sun D. Silvery fullerene in Ag 102 nanosaucer. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae192. [PMID: 39071102 PMCID: PMC11282957 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024] Open
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Despite the discovery of a series of fullerenes and a handful of noncarbon clusters with the typical topology of I h-C60, the smallest fullerene with a large degree of curvature, C20, and its other-element counterparts are difficult to isolate experimentally. In coinage metal nanoclusters (NCs), the first all-gold fullerene, Au32, was discovered after a long-lasting pursuit, but the isolation of similar silvery fullerene structures is still challenging. Herein, we report a flying saucer-shaped 102-nuclei silver NC (Ag102) with a silvery fullerene kernel of Ag32, which is embraced by a robust cyclic anionic passivation layer of (KPO4)10. This Ag32 kernel can be viewed as a non-centered icosahedron Ag12 encaged into a dodecahedron Ag20, forming the silvery fullerene of Ag12@Ag20. The anionic layer (KPO4)10 is located at the interlayer between the Ag32 kernel and Ag70 shell, passivating the Ag32 silvery fullerene and templating the Ag70 shell. The t BuPhS- and CF3COO- ligands on the silver shell show a regioselective arrangement with the 60 t BuPhS- ligands as expanders covering the upper and lower of the flying saucer and 10 CF3COO- as terminators neatly encircling the edges of the structure. In addition, Ag102 shows excellent photothermal conversion efficiency (η) from the visible to near-infrared region (η = 67.1% ± 0.9% at 450 nm, 60.9% ± 0.9% at 660 nm and 50.2% ± 0.5% at 808 nm), rendering it a promising material for photothermal converters and potential application in remote laser ignition. This work not only captures silver kernels with the topology of the smallest fullerene C20, but also provides a pathway for incorporating alkali metal (M) into coinage metal NCs via M-oxoanions.
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- Zhi Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China
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He WM, Hu JH, Cui YJ, Li J, Si YB, Wang SB, Zhao YJ, Zhou Z, Ma LF, Zang SQ. Filling the gaps in icosahedral superatomic metal clusters. Natl Sci Rev 2024; 11:nwae174. [PMID: 38887544 PMCID: PMC11182670 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwae174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Chemically modified superatoms have emerged as promising candidates in the new periodic table, in which Au13 and its doped M n Au13- n have been widely studied. However, their important counterpart, Ag13 artificial element, has not yet been synthesized. In this work, we report the synthesis of Ag13 nanoclusters using strong chelating ability and rigid ligands, that fills the gaps in the icosahedral superatomic metal clusters. After further doping Ag13 template with different degrees of Au atoms, we gained insight into the evolution of their optical properties. Theoretical calculations show that the kernel metal doping can modulate the transition of the excited-state electronic structure, and the electron transfer process changes from local excitation (LE) to charge transfer (CT) to LE. This study not only enriches the families of artificial superatoms, but also contributes to the understanding of the electronic states of superatomic clusters.
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- Wei-Miao He
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- School of Science, Xuchang University, Xuchang 461000, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Function-Oriented Porous Materials, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471934, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Deng G, Ki T, Yoo S, Liu X, Lee K, Bootharaju MS, Hyeon T. [Au 9Ag 6(CCR) 10(DPPM) 2Cl 2](PPh 4): a four-electron cluster with a bi-decahedral twisted metal core. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:11090-11095. [PMID: 38766759 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01471e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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The assembly of cluster units in a distinct manner can give rise to nanoclusters exhibiting unique geometrical structures and properties. Herein, we present a one-pot synthesis and structural characterization of a AuAg alloy cluster, [Au9Ag6(CCR)10(DPPM)2Cl2](PPh4), denoted as Au9Ag6 (where HCCR is 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetylene, and DPPM is bis(diphenylphosphino)methane). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data analysis reveals that Au9Ag6 features a distinctive Au7Ag6 bi-decahedral core, formed by a twisted assembly of two Au4Ag3 decahedra sharing one vertex. The Au4Ag3 building blocks are bridged by two gold atoms on opposite sides of the bi-decahedral core. The Au9Ag6 cluster is monoanionic and it is stabilized by two chloride, two DPPM and ten alkynyl ligands. This cluster represents the first instance of a cluster of clusters built upon decahedral units.
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- Guocheng Deng
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Luo Z, Shehzad A. Advances in Naked Metal Clusters for Catalysis. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300715. [PMID: 38450926 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300715] [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: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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The properties of sub-nano metal clusters are governed by quantum confinement and their large surface-to-bulk ratios, atomically precise compositions and geometric/electronic structures. Advances in metal clusters lead to new opportunities in diverse aspects of sciences including chemo-sensing, bio-imaging, photochemistry, and catalysis. Naked metal clusters having synergic multiple active sites and coordinative unsaturation and tunable stability/activity enable researchers to design atomically precise metal catalysts with tailored catalysis for different reactions. Here we summarize the progress of ligand-free naked metal clusters for catalytic applications. It is anticipated that this review helps to better understand the chemistry of small metal clusters and facilitates the design and development of new catalysts for potential applications.
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- Zhixun Luo
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Ma X, Zhang Q, Li J, Zhang L, Li G, Zhang Z, Yu H, Zhu M. Bimetallic Ag 125Cu 8 Nanocluster, Structure Determination, and Nonlinear Optical Properties. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:8775-8781. [PMID: 38696247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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The atomic precision of the subnanometer nanoclusters has provided sound proof on the structural correlation of metal complexes and larger-sized metal nanoparticles. Herein, we report the synthesis, crystallography, structural characterization, electrochemistry, and optical properties of a 133-atom intermetallic nanocluster protected by 57 thiolates (3-methylbenzenethiol, abbreviated as m-MBTH) and 3 chlorides, with the formula of Ag125Cu8(m-MBT)57Cl3. This is the largest Ag-Cu bimetallic cluster ever reported. Crystallographic analysis revealed that the nanocluster has a three-layer concentric core-shell structure, Ag7@Ag47@Ag71Cu8S57Cl3, and the Ag54 metal kernel adopts a D5h symmetry. The nuclei number is between that of the previously reported large silver cluster [Ag136(SR)64Cl3Ag0.45]- and the large silver-rich cluster Au130-xAgx(SR)55 (x = 98). All these three clusters bear a similar metallic core structure, while the main structural difference lies in the shell motif structures. Electron counting revealed an open electron shell with 73 delocalized electrons, which was verified by the electron paramagnetic resonance analysis. The DPV electrochemical measurement indicates a multielectron state quantization double-layer charging shape and single-electron sequential charging and discharging characteristic of the AgCu alloy cluster. In addition, the open-hole Z-scan test reveals the nonlinear optical absorption (2-3 optical absorption in the NIR-II/III region) of Ag125Cu8 nanoclusters.
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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, Anhui University, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, 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
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, 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, Anhui University, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, 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
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, 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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Mendoza-Cruz R, Palomares-Báez JP, López-López SM, Montejano-Carrizales JM, Rodríguez López JL, José Yacamán M, Bazán-Díaz L. Experimental High-Resolution Observation of the Truncated Double-Icosahedron Structure: A Stable Twinned Shell in Alloyed Au-Ag Core@Shell Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:4072-4081. [PMID: 38557078 PMCID: PMC11010228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Given the binary nature of nanoalloy systems, their properties are dependent on their size, shape, structure, composition, and chemical ordering. When energy and entropic factors for shapes and structure variations are considered in nanoparticle growth, the spectra of shapes become so vast that even metastable arrangements have been reported under ambient conditions. Experimental and theoretical variations of multiply twinned particles have been observed, from the Ino and Marks decahedra to polyicosahedra and polydecahedra with comparable energetic stability among them. Herein, we report the experimental production of a stable doubly truncated double-icosahedron structure (TdIh) in Au-Ag nanoparticles, in which a twinned Ag-rich alloyed shell is reconstructed on a Au-Ag alloyed Ino-decahedral core. The structure, chemical composition, and growth pathway are proposed on the basis of high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis and excess energy calculations, while its structural stability is estimated by large-scale atomic molecular dynamics simulations. This novel nanostructure differs from other structures previously reported.
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- Rubén Mendoza-Cruz
- Instituto
de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico 04510
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- Facultad
de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad
Autónoma de Chihuahua, Circuito Universitario s/n, Campus II, Chihuahua, Mexico 31125
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico 04510
- Posgrado
en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico 04510
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- Advanced
Materials Department, Instituto Potosino
de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C., San Luis Potosí, Mexico 78216
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- Department
of Applied Physics and Materials Science and MIRA, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, United States
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad
Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico 04510
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Liu L, Zheng SJ, Chen H, Cai J, Zang SQ. Tandem Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion on Atomically Precise Silver Nanocluster/MXene Electrocatalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316910. [PMID: 38179795 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316910] [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: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate (NO3 RR) to synthesize ammonia (NH3 ) provides a competitive manner for carbon neutrality and decentralized NH3 synthesis. Atomically precise nanoclusters, as an advantageous platform for investigating the NO3 RR mechanisms and actual active sites, remain largely underexplored due to the poor stability. Herein, we report a (NH4 )9 [Ag9 (mba)9 ] nanoclusters (Ag9 NCs) loaded on Ti3 C2 MXene (Ag9 /MXene) for highly efficient NO3 RR performance towards ambient NH3 synthesis with improved stability in neutral medium. The composite structure of MXene and Ag9 NCs enables a tandem catalysis process for nitrate reduction, significantly increasing the selectivity and FE of NH3 . Besides, compared with individual Ag9 NCs, Ag9 /MXene has better stability with the current density performed no decay after 108 hours of reaction. This work provides a strategy for improving the catalytic activity and stability of atomically precise metal NCs, expanding the mechanism research and application of metal NCs.
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- Lin Liu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China
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Deng G, Yun H, Bootharaju MS, Sun F, Lee K, Liu X, Yoo S, Tang Q, Hwang YJ, Hyeon T. Copper Doping Boosts Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27407-27414. [PMID: 38055351 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Unraveling the atomistic synergistic effects of nanoalloys on the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR), especially in the presence of copper, is of paramount importance. However, this endeavor encounters significant challenges due to the lack of the crystallographically determined atomic-level structure of appropriate monometallic and bimetallic analogues. Herein, we report a one-pot synthesis and structure characterization of a AuCu nanoalloy cluster catalyst, [Au15Cu4(DPPM)6Cl4(C≡CR)1]2+ (denoted as Au15Cu4). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that Au15Cu4 comprises two interpenetrating incomplete, centered icosahedra (Au9Cu2 and Au8Cu3) and is protected by six DPPM, four halide, and one alkynyl ligand. The Au15Cu4 cluster and its closest monometal structural analogue, [Au18(DPPM)6Br4]2+ (denoted as Au18), as model systems, enable the elucidation of the atomistic synergistic effects of Au and Cu on eCO2RR. The results reveal that Au15Cu4 is an excellent eCO2RR catalyst in a gas diffusion electrode-based membrane electrode assembly (MEA) cell, exhibiting a high CO Faradaic efficiency (FECO) of >90%, and this efficiency is substantially higher than that of the undoped Au18 (FECO: 60% at -3.75 V). Au15Cu4 exhibits an industrial-level CO partial current density of up to -413 mA/cm2 at -3.75 V with the gas CO2-fed MEA, which is 2-fold higher than that of Au18. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations demonstrate that the synergistic effects are induced by Cu doping, where the exposed pair of AuCu dual sites was suggested for launching the eCO2RR process. Besides, DFT simulations reveal that these special dual sites synergistically coordinate a moderate shift in the d-state, thus enhancing its overall catalytic performance.
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- Guocheng Deng
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Wang HH, Wei J, Bigdeli F, Rouhani F, Su HF, Wang LX, Kahlal S, Halet JF, Saillard JY, Morsali A, Liu KG. Monocarboxylate-protected two-electron superatomic silver nanoclusters with high photothermal conversion performance. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:8245-8254. [PMID: 37073517 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr00571b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The first series of monocarboxylate-protected superatomic silver nanoclusters was synthesized and fully characterized by X-ray diffraction, fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Specifically, compounds [Ag16(L)8(9-AnCO2)12]2+ (L = Ph3P (I), (4-ClPh)3P (II), (2-furyl)3P (III), and Ph3As (IV)) were prepared by a solvent-thermal method under alkaline conditions. These clusters exhibit a similar unprecedented structure containing a [Ag8@Ag8]6+ metal kernel, of which the 2-electron superatomic [Ag8]6+ inner core shows a flattened and puckered hexagonal bipyramid of S6 symmetry. Density functional theory calculations provide a rationalization of the structure and stability of these 2-electron superatoms. Results indicate that the 2 superatomic electrons occupy a superatomic molecular orbital 1S that has a substantial localization on the top and bottom vertices of the bipyramid. The π systems of the anthracenyl groups, as well as the 1S HOMO, are significantly involved in the optical and photothermal behavior of the clusters. The four characterized nanoclusters show high photothermal conversion performance in sunlight. These results show that the unprecedented use of mono-carboxylates in the stabilization of Ag nanoclusters is possible, opening the door for the introduction of various functional groups on their cluster surface.
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- Hao-Hai Wang
- Ningxia Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Materials, School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China.
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Materials, School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China.
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR) - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115175, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115175, Iran.
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- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Materials, School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China.
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR) - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- CNRS-Saint-Gobain-NIMS, IRL 3629, Laboratory for Innovative Key Materials and Structures (LINK), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR) - UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115175, Iran.
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- Ningxia Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Materials, School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China.
- State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, China
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Deng G, Kim J, Bootharaju MS, Sun F, Lee K, Tang Q, Hwang YJ, Hyeon T. Body-Centered-Cubic-Kernelled Ag 15Cu 6 Nanocluster with Alkynyl Protection: Synthesis, Total Structure, and CO 2 Electroreduction. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:3401-3407. [PMID: 36541445 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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While atomically monodisperse nanostructured materials are highly desirable to unravel the size- and structure-catalysis relationships, their controlled synthesis and the atomic-level structure determination pose challenges. Particularly, copper-containing atomically precise alloy nanoclusters are potential catalyst candidates for the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (eCO2RR) due to high abundance and tunable catalytic activity of copper. Herein, we report the synthesis and total structure of an alkynyl-protected 21-atom AgCu alloy nanocluster [Ag15Cu6(C≡CR)18(DPPE)2]-, denoted as Ag15Cu6 (HC≡CR: 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetylene; DPPE: 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane). The single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that Ag15Cu6 consists of an Ag11Cu4 metal core exhibiting a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure, which is capped by 2 Cu atoms, 2 Ag2DPPE motifs, and 18 alkynyl ligands. Interestingly, the Ag15Cu6 cluster exhibits excellent catalytic activity for eCO2RR with a CO faradaic efficiency (FECO) of 91.3% at -0.81 V (vs the reversible hydrogen electrode, RHE), which is much higher than that (FECO: 48.5% at -0.89 V vs RHE) of Ag9Cu6 with bcc structure. Furthermore, Ag15Cu6 shows superior stability with no significant decay in the current density and FECO during a long-term operation of 145 h. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the de-ligated Ag15Cu6 cluster can expose more space at the pair of AgCu dual metals as the efficient active sites for CO formation.
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- Guocheng Deng
- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.,School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Institute of Chemical Processes, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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Jing W, Shen H, Qin R, Wu Q, Liu K, Zheng N. Surface and Interface Coordination Chemistry Learned from Model Heterogeneous Metal Nanocatalysts: From Atomically Dispersed Catalysts to Atomically Precise Clusters. Chem Rev 2022; 123:5948-6002. [PMID: 36574336 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The surface and interface coordination structures of heterogeneous metal catalysts are crucial to their catalytic performance. However, the complicated surface and interface structures of heterogeneous catalysts make it challenging to identify the molecular-level structure of their active sites and thus precisely control their performance. To address this challenge, atomically dispersed metal catalysts (ADMCs) and ligand-protected atomically precise metal clusters (APMCs) have been emerging as two important classes of model heterogeneous catalysts in recent years, helping to build bridge between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. This review illustrates how the surface and interface coordination chemistry of these two types of model catalysts determines the catalytic performance from multiple dimensions. The section of ADMCs starts with the local coordination structure of metal sites at the metal-support interface, and then focuses on the effects of coordinating atoms, including their basicity and hardness/softness. Studies are also summarized to discuss the cooperativity achieved by dual metal sites and remote effects. In the section of APMCs, the roles of surface ligands and supports in determining the catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability of APMCs are illustrated. Finally, some personal perspectives on the further development of surface coordination and interface chemistry for model heterogeneous metal catalysts are presented.
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- Wentong Jing
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
- Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361102, China
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Aparna RK, Mukherjee S, Rose SS, Mandal S. Silver Nanoparticle-Incorporated Defect-Engineered Zr-based Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Multicomponent Catalytic Reactions. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:16441-16447. [PMID: 36200393 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Small-sized silver nanoparticles are incorporated into a thiol-functionalized stable Zr-based metal-organic framework (MOF). Thiol functionalization has been carried out using 2-mercapto benzoic acid (2-MBA) as the modulator, which promotes defect formation in the MOF structure. The incorporation of silver nanoparticles aided by the silver-sulfur interactions in this defective MOF gives rise to catalytic activity. Its catalytic efficiency in the highly atom-efficient A3 coupling reaction has been studied for a variety of substrates with impressive recyclability. The synergistic effect of the electron-rich silver core and electron-deficient surface of the thiol-bonded silver nanoparticle is key for this catalytic reaction.
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- Ravari Kandy Aparna
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram 695551, Kerala, India
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Wang Z, Alkan F, Aikens CM, Kurmoo M, Zhang Z, Song K, Tung C, Sun D. An Ultrastable 155‐Nuclei Silver Nanocluster Protected by Thiacalix[4]arene and Cyclohexanethiol for Photothermal Conversion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202206742. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zhi Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering Abdullah Gül University Kayseri Turkey
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd. P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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Wang Z, Alkan F, Aikens CM, Kurmoo M, Zhang Z, Song K, Tung C, Sun D. An Ultrastable 155‐Nuclei Silver Nanocluster Protected by Thiacalix[4]arene and Cyclohexanethiol for Photothermal Conversion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zhi Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Nanotechnology Engineering Abdullah Gül University Kayseri Turkey
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd. P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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Ma XH, Si Y, Luo LL, Wang ZY, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Directional Doping and Cocrystallizing an Open-Shell Ag 39 Superatom via Precursor Engineering. ACS NANO 2022; 16:5507-5514. [PMID: 35353504 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal precursors employed in the bottom-up synthesis of metal nanoclusters (NCs) are of great importance in directing their composition and geometrical structure. In this work, a silver nanocluster co-protected by phosphine and thiolate, namely, [Ag39(PFBT)24(TPP)8]2- (Ag39, PFBT = pentafluorobenzenethiol, TPP = triphenylphosphine), was isolated and structurally characterized. It adopts a three-layered Ag13@Ag18@Ag8S24P8 core-shell structure. The Ag13@Ag18 kernel is unusual in multilayer noble metal NCs. By introducing a copper precursor in the synthesis, a bimetallic nanocluster [Ag37Cu2(PFBT)24(TPP)8]2- (Ag37Cu2) with an identical structure to Ag39 apart from two outer Ag atoms being substituted by Cu atoms was obtained. Astoundingly, the Cu precursor used in the synthesis was found to be critical in determining the final structure. The alteration of the Cu precursor led to the cocrystallization of the above alloy nanocluster with a Ag14 nanocluster, namely, [Ag37Cu2(PFBT)24(TPP)8]2-·[Ag14(PFBT)6(TPP)8] (Ag37Cu2·Ag14). The electronic structure analyzed by theoretical calculation reveals that Ag39 is a 17-electron open-shell superatom. The optical absorption of Ag39, Ag37Cu2, and Ag37Cu2·Ag14 was compared and studied in detail. This work not only enriches the family of alloy metallic nanoclusters but also provides a metal NC-based cocrystal platform for in-depth study of its crystal growth and photophysical property.
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- Xiao-Hong Ma
- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Su YM, Cao ZZ, Feng L, Xue QW, Tung CH, Gao ZY, Sun D. Thermally Hypsochromic or Bathochromic Emissions? The Silver Nuclei Does Matter. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104524. [PMID: 34816615 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Structural modulation of core-shell silver nanoclusters from the inside is a huge challenge but of great importance in their syntheses. Herein, two silver nanoclusters [Ag3 S9 @Ag42 ] (SD/Ag45b) and [Ag9 S9 @Ag42 ] (SD/Ag51a) are isolated in the presence of different kinds of sulfonic acids. Uniquely, SD/Ag45b and SD/Ag51a show typical core-shell structures with the similar Ag42 shell but different cores. The outer shell of 42 silver atoms comprises two Ag3 trigons at two poles encircled by three equatorial distorted square cupolas (J4 , Ag12 ). The core in SD/Ag45b is a silver trigon ligated by nine S2- ions (Ag3 S9 ), while a tricapped triangular prismatic Ag9 also ligated by the same amount of S2- ions (Ag9 S9 ) is observed in the inner core of SD/Ag51a. The electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) indicates that the introduction of p-toluenesulfonic acid can realize the transformation from SD/Ag45b to Ag51 . SD/Ag45b and SD/Ag51a show inverse luminescence thermochromic behaviors in the near-infrared (NIR) region, mainly dictated by the inner silver cores. This work not only realizes the synthesis of new silver nanoclusters by core modulation but also provides a prototype to get molecular-level insight into the correlation between structure and luminescence thermochromism.
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- Yan-Min Su
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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Korath Shivan S, Maier A, Scheele M. Emergent properties in supercrystals of atomically precise nanoclusters and colloidal nanocrystals. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6998-7017. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00778a] [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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We provide a comprehensive account of the optical, electrical and mechanical properties that result from the self-assembly of colloidal nanocrystals or atomically precise nanoclusters into crystalline arrays with long-range order....
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Zhang J, Hao H, Zhang Y, Lv Y, Wang X, Liu H, Li S, Gao G. Coumarin Derivative Induced 3D Organo‐Silver(I) Complex with Tandem Hydrazine Detection and 4‐Nitrophenol Catalysis. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.202100186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jia‐Yuan Zhang
- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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Hu C, Chen R, Zheng N. Chemical Insights into Interfacial Effects in Inorganic Nanomaterials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006159. [PMID: 33829578 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The interfaces between inorganic functional nanomaterials and their surface modifiers play important roles in determining their chemical and physical properties. In numerous situations, interfaces created by organic ligands or secondary inorganic components on inorganic nanomaterials induce significant effects to promote their performances. However, it still remains challenging to understand those interfacial effects at the molecular level. Herein, strategies via the design of model inorganic nanomaterials with well-defined and detectable interfaces to simplify the investigation of interfacial effects in inorganic nanomaterials are summarized. While atomically precise metal nanoclusters enable "seeing" how organic ligands are coordinated on metal surface to create nanoscale metal-organic interfaces, ultrathin low-dimensional nanomaterials modified with organic ligands make it possible to extract the metal-organic interface structure from the average signal to investigate how steric and electronic effects enhance catalysis. The molecular mechanisms of the interfacial effects in supported metal catalysts are disclosed by designing two unique structures of supported catalysts. The interfacial engineering approach will be further extended to optimize the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells. Finally, a perspective on the development of operando characterization techniques is provided to track the dynamic interfacial structures during catalysis.
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- Chengyi Hu
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Li Y, Zhou M, Jin R. Programmable Metal Nanoclusters with Atomic Precision. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006591. [PMID: 33984169 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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With the recent establishment of atomically precise nanochemistry, capabilities toward programmable control over the nanoparticle size and structure are being developed. Advances in the synthesis of atomically precise nanoclusters (NCs, 1-3 nm) have been made in recent years, and more importantly, their total structures (core plus ligands) have been mapped out by X-ray crystallography. These ultrasmall Au nanoparticles exhibit strong quantum-confinement effect, manifested in their optical absorption properties. With the advantage of atomic precision, gold-thiolate nanoclusters (Aun (SR)m ) are revealed to contain an inner kernel, Au-S interface (motifs), and surface ligand (-R) shell. Programming the atomic packing into various crystallographic structures of the metal kernel can be achieved, which plays a significant role in determining the optical properties and the energy gap (Eg ) of NCs. When the size increases, a general trend is observed for NCs with fcc or decahedral kernels, whereas those NCs with icosahedral kernels deviate from the general trend by showing comparably smaller Eg . Comparisons are also made to further demonstrate the more decisive role of the kernel structure over surface motifs based on isomeric Au NCs and NC series with evolving kernel or motif structures. Finally, future perspectives are discussed.
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- Yingwei Li
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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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 MX, Ma XL, Liang GM, Shen XT, Ni QL, Gui LC, Wang XJ, Huang SY, Li SM. A Nanocluster [Ag 307Cl 62(SPh tBu) 110]: Chloride Intercalation, Specific Electronic State, and Superstability. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:13731-13737. [PMID: 34410122 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The controlling synthesis of novel nanoclusters of noble metals (Au, Ag) and the determination of their atomically precise structures provide opportunities for investigating their specific properties and applications. Here we report a novel silver nanocluster [Ag307Cl62(SPhtBu)110] (Ag307) whose structure is determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The structure analysis shows that nanocluster Ag307 contains a Ag167 core, a surface shell of [Ag140Cl2S110], and a Cl60 intermediate layer located between Ag167 and [Ag140Cl2S110]. It is a first example that such many chlorides are intercalated into a Ag nanocluster. Chlorides are released in situ from solvent CHCl3. Nanocluster Ag307 exhibits superstability. Differential pulse voltammetry experiment reveals that Ag307 has continuous charging/discharging behavior with a capacitance value of 1.39 aF, while the Ag307 has a surface plasmonic feature. These characteristics show that Ag307 is of metallic behavior. However, its electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra display a spin magnetic behavior which could be originated from the unpassivated dangling bonds of surface atoms. The direct capture of EPR signals can be attributed to the Cl- intercalating layer which partly suppresses the electronic interactions between core and surface atoms, resulting in the relatively independent electronic states for core and surface atoms.
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Carnovale C, Guarnieri D, Di Cristo L, De Angelis I, Veronesi G, Scarpellini A, Malvindi MA, Barone F, Pompa PP, Sabella S. Biotransformation of Silver Nanoparticles into Oro-Gastrointestinal Tract by Integrated In Vitro Testing Assay: Generation of Exposure-Dependent Physical Descriptors for Nanomaterial Grouping. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11061587. [PMID: 34204296 PMCID: PMC8233905 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Grouping approaches of nanomaterials have the potential to facilitate high throughput and cost effective nanomaterial screening. However, an effective grouping of nanomaterials hinges on the application of suitable physicochemical descriptors to identify similarities. To address the problem, we developed an integrated testing approach coupling acellular and cellular phases, to study the full life cycle of ingested silver nanoparticles (NPs) and silver salts in the oro-gastrointestinal (OGI) tract including their impact on cellular uptake and integrity. This approach enables the derivation of exposure-dependent physical descriptors (EDPDs) upon biotransformation of undigested nanoparticles, digested nanoparticles and digested silver salts. These descriptors are identified in: size, crystallinity, chemistry of the core material, dissolution, high and low molecular weight Ag-biomolecule soluble complexes, and are compared in terms of similarities in a grouping hypothesis. Experimental results indicate that digested silver nanoparticles are neither similar to pristine nanoparticles nor completely similar to digested silver salts, due to the presence of different chemical nanoforms (silver and silver chloride nanocrystals), which were characterized in terms of their interactions with the digestive matrices. Interestingly, the cellular responses observed in the cellular phase of the integrated assay (uptake and inflammation) are also similar for the digested samples, clearly indicating a possible role of the soluble fraction of silver complexes. This study highlights the importance of quantifying exposure-related physical descriptors to advance grouping of NPs based on structural similarities.
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- Catherine Carnovale
- Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Nanoregulatory Platform, Drug Discovery and Development Department, 16163 Genova, Italy; (C.C.); (L.D.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli”, Università di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy;
- Research Centre for Biomaterials BIONAM, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Nanoregulatory Platform, Drug Discovery and Development Department, 16163 Genova, Italy; (C.C.); (L.D.C.)
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- Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals (CBM), University Grenoble Alpes/CNRS/CEA, 38000 Grenoble, France;
- ESRF, the European Synchrotron, 71 Av. des Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy;
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy; (I.D.A.); (F.B.)
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- Nanobiointeractions & Nanodiagnostics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy;
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- Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Nanoregulatory Platform, Drug Discovery and Development Department, 16163 Genova, Italy; (C.C.); (L.D.C.)
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He L, Dong T. Progress in controlling the synthesis of atomically precise silver nanoclusters. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01217g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This short review was designed to summarize the advances in synthesis methods of silver nanoclusters.
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- Lizhong He
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, 710048, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710021, Shaanxi, PR China
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Zhang W, Liu Z, Song K, Aikens CM, Zhang S, Wang Z, Tung C, Sun D. A 34‐Electron Superatom Ag
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- Wen‐Jing Zhang
- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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Zhang W, Liu Z, Song K, Aikens CM, Zhang S, Wang Z, Tung C, Sun D. A 34‐Electron Superatom Ag
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- Wen‐Jing Zhang
- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry Kansas State University Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry Ministry of Education School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Ji'nan 250100 P. R. China
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Pillay MN, van Zyl WE, Liu CW. A construction guide for high-nuclearity (≥50 metal atoms) coinage metal clusters at the nanoscale: bridging molecular precise constructs with the bulk material phase. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:24331-24348. [PMID: 33300525 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05632d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Synthesis remains a major strength in chemistry and materials science and relies on the formation of new molecules and diverse forms of matter. The construction and identification of large molecules poses specific challenges and has historically lain in the realm of biological (organic)-type molecules with evolved synthesis methods to support such endeavours. But with the development of analytical tools such as X-ray crystallography, new synthesis methods toward large metal-based (inorganic) molecules and clusters have come to the fore, making it possible to accurately determine the precise distribution of hundreds of atoms in large clusters. In this review, we focus on different synthesis protocols used to form new metal clusters such as templating, alloying and size-focusing strategies. A specific focus is on group 11 metals (Cu, Ag, Au) as they currently predominate large metal cluster investigations and related Au and Ag bulk surface phenomena. This review focuses on metal clusters that have very high-nuclearity, i.e. with 50 or more metal centers within the isolated cluster. This size domain, it is believed, will become increasingly important for a variety of applications as these metal clusters are positioned at the interface between the molecular and bulk phases, whilst remaining a classic nanomaterial and retaining unique nano-sized properties.
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- Michael N Pillay
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South Africa.
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Li Y, Higaki T, Du X, Jin R. Chirality and Surface Bonding Correlation in Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1905488. [PMID: 32181554 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201905488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and occurs at all length scales. The development of applications for chiral nanostructures is rising rapidly. With the recent achievements of atomically precise nanochemistry, total structures of ligand-protected Au and other metal nanoclusters (NCs) are successfully obtained, and the origins of chirality are discovered to be associated with different parts of the cluster, including the surface ligands (e.g., swirl patterns), the organic-inorganic interface (e.g., helical stripes), and the kernel. Herein, a unified picture of metal-ligand surface bonding-induced chirality for the nanoclusters is proposed. The different bonding modes of M-X (where M = metal and X = the binding atom of ligand) lead to different surface structures on nanoclusters, which in turn give rise to various characteristic features of chirality. A comparison of Au-thiolate NCs with Au-phosphine ones further reveals the important roles of surface bonding. Compared to the Au-thiolate NCs, the Ag/Cu/Cd-thiolate systems exhibit different coordination modes between the metal and the thiolate. Other than thiolate and phosphine ligands, alkynyls are also briefly discussed. Several methods of obtaining chiroptically active nanoclusters are introduced, such as enantioseparation by high-performance liquid chromatography and enantioselective synthesis. Future perspectives on chiral NCs are also proposed.
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- Yingwei Li
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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Liu KG, Gao XM, Liu T, Hu ML, Jiang DE. All-Carboxylate-Protected Superatomic Silver Nanocluster with an Unprecedented Rhombohedral Ag 8 Core. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:16905-16909. [PMID: 32941019 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We report the synthesis and structure of the first all-carboxylate-protected superatomic silver nanocluster. It was prepared by heating a dimethylformamide solution of perfluoroglutaric acid and AgNO3 under alkaline conditions, yielding a single crystal of [(CH3)2NH2]6[Ag8(pfga)6]. The [Ag8(pfga)6]6- cluster has a rhombohedral Ag86+ core, with each of its faces protected by one dianionic perfluoroglutarate (pfga) ligand. Electronic-structure analysis from density functional theory confirms the stability of this two-electron cluster due to the shell closing of the superatomic orbital in the (1S)2 configuration and explains the optical absorption of the cluster in the visible region as the transition from 1S to 1P orbital. The [Ag8(pfga)6]6- cluster emits bright green-yellow light in THF solution and bright orange light in the solid state. This work opens the door to using the widely available carboxylic acids to synthesize atomically precise Ag clusters of attractive properties.
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- Kuan-Guan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering and Ningxia Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Materials, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Coal Utilization and Green Chemical Engineering and Ningxia Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Materials, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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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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Diecke M, Schrenk C, Schnepf A. Synthesis and Characterization of the Highly Unstable Metalloid Cluster Ag 64 (P n Bu 3 ) 16 Cl 6. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:14418-14422. [PMID: 32453467 PMCID: PMC7496867 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The reduction of (n Bu3 P)AgCl with LiBH(s Bu)3 in toluene gives the metalloid silver cluster Ag64 (Pn Bu3 )16 Cl6 (1) as dark red, temperature- and light-sensitive single crystals in high yield. 1 is the largest structurally characterized metalloid silver cluster exhibiting chlorine and phosphine substituents only. The silver atoms in 1 show an overall brick-shape arrangement, where structural resemblance to the close-packed fcc and hcp structures is realized. Within 1 a 58 electron closed shell system is present. The light sensitivity renders 1 as a model compound for the primary seeds of the photo process, whereby this sensitivity, together with the high-yield synthesis show that 1 is a perfect starting compound for further investigations like silver-plating processes.
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- Maximilian Diecke
- Chemistry DepartmentUniversity TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 1872076TübingenGermany
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- Chemistry DepartmentUniversity TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 1872076TübingenGermany
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- Chemistry DepartmentUniversity TübingenAuf der Morgenstelle 1872076TübingenGermany
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Diecke M, Schrenk C, Schnepf A. Synthese und Charakterisierung des höchst instabilen metalloiden Clusters Ag
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6. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Maximilian Diecke
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie Universität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Deutschland
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Kang X, Li Y, Zhu M, Jin R. Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:6443-6514. [PMID: 32760953 DOI: 10.1039/c9cs00633h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 71.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Metal nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles, providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure-property correlations at the atomic level. As a versatile strategy, alloying can largely improve the physicochemical performances compared to the corresponding homo-metal nanoclusters, and thus benefit the applications of such nanomaterials. In this review, we highlight the achievements of atomically precise alloy nanoclusters, and summarize the alloying principles and fundamentals, including the synthetic methods, site-preferences for different heteroatoms in the templates, and alloying-induced structure and property changes. First, based on various Au or Ag nanocluster templates, heteroatom doping modes are presented. The templates with electronic shell-closing configurations tend to maintain their structures during doping, while the others may undergo transformation and give rise to alloy nanoclusters with new structures. Second, alloy nanoclusters of specific magic sizes are reviewed. The arrangement of different atoms is related to the symmetry of the structures; that is, different atoms are symmetrically located in the nanoclusters of smaller sizes, and evolve into shell-by-shell structures at larger sizes. Then, we elaborate on the alloying effects in terms of optical, electrochemical, electroluminescent, magnetic and chiral properties, as well as the stability and reactivity via comparisons between the doped nanoclusters and their homo-metal counterparts. For example, central heteroatom-induced photoluminescence enhancement is emphasized. The applications of alloy nanoclusters in catalysis, chemical sensing, bio-labeling, and other fields are further discussed. Finally, we provide perspectives on existing issues and future efforts. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive synthetic toolbox and controllable doping modes so as to achieve more alloy nanoclusters with customized compositions, structures, and properties for applications. This review is based on publications available up to February 2020.
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- Xi Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, 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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- 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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- 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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Wei X, Kang X, Zuo Z, Song F, Wang S, Zhu M. Hierarchical structural complexity in atomically precise nanocluster frameworks. Natl Sci Rev 2020; 8:nwaa077. [PMID: 34691583 PMCID: PMC8288395 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwaa077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The supramolecular chemistry of nanoclusters is a flourishing area of nano-research; however, the controllable assembly of cluster nano-building blocks in different arrays remains challenging. In this work, we report the hierarchical structural complexity of atomically precise nanoclusters in micrometric linear chains (1D array), grid networks (2D array) and superstructures (3D array). In the crystal lattice, the Ag29(SSR)12(PPh3)4 nanoclusters can be viewed as unassembled cluster dots (Ag29–0D). In the presence of Cs+ cations, the Ag29(SSR)12 nano-building blocks are selectively assembled into distinct arrays with different oxygen-carrying solvent molecules―Cs@Ag29(SSR)12(DMF)x as 1D linear chains (Ag29–1D), Cs@Ag29(SSR)12(NMP)x as 2D grid networks (Ag29–2D), and Cs@Ag29(SSR)12(TMS)x as 3D superstructures (Ag29–3D). Such self-assemblies of these Ag29(SSR)12 units have not only been observed in their crystalline state, but also in their amorphous state. Due to the diverse surface structures and crystalline packing modes, these Ag29-based assemblies manifest distinguishable optical absorptions and emissions in both solutions and crystallized films. Furthermore, the surface areas of the nanocluster crystals are evaluated, the maximum value of which occurs when the cluster nano-building blocks are assembled into 2D arrays (i.e. Ag29–2D). Overall, this work presents an exciting example of the hierarchical assembly of atomically precise nanoclusters by simply controlling the adsorbed molecules on the cluster surface.
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- Xiao Wei
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, 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, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Atomic Manufacture Institute, Nanjing 211805, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Atomic Manufacture Institute, Nanjing 211805, 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, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, 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, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China
- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei 230601, China
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Huang RW, Yin J, Dong C, Ghosh A, Alhilaly MJ, Dong X, Hedhili MN, Abou-Hamad E, Alamer B, Nematulloev S, Han Y, Mohammed OF, Bakr OM. [Cu81(PhS)46(tBuNH2)10(H)32]3+ Reveals the Coexistence of Large Planar Cores and Hemispherical Shells in High-Nuclearity Copper Nanoclusters. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:8696-8705. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c00541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Ren-Wu Huang
- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMISU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Core Labs, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Taif University, Taif 11099, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Ma X, Tang Z, Qin L, Peng J, Li L, Chen S. Unravelling the formation mechanism of alkynyl protected gold clusters: a case study of phenylacetylene stabilized Au 144 molecules. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:2980-2986. [PMID: 31994572 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr10930g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Despite recent progress in the preparation of alkynyl protected Au clusters with molecular purity (e.g., Na[Au25(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CAr)18, Ar = 3,5-(CF3)2C6H3-, Au36(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh)24, Au44(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh)28, and Au144(C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CAr)60, Ar = 2-F-C6H4-), the formation mechanism still remains elusive. Herein, a new molecule-like alkynyl Au cluster was successfully prepared, and its formula was determined as Au144(PA)60 (PA = PhC[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-, phenylacetylene). In the formation of Au144(PA)60, the introduction of ethanol in post-synthesis treatment to manipulate the aggregation state of the precursor was found to play a critical role in producing the Au144 clusters. During the Au144(PA)60 formation process, the contents of PA, (PA)2 and (PA)4 were monitored by absorbance and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), disclosing that Au144(PA)60 molecules were generated in sync with (PA)4. Finally, the formation mechanism of Au144(PA)60 molecules has been tentatively proposed, of which three major stages are involved. This study can shed light on the formation mechanism that may be exploited for the precise control of the synthesis of alkynyl protected coinage metal clusters.
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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 Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. 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 Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China. and Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Surface Chemistry of Energy Materials, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. 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 Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. 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 Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. 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 Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA.
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Duan GX, Han J, Yang BZ, Xie YP, Lu X. Oxometalate and phosphine ligand co-protected silver nanoclusters: Ag 28(dppb) 6(MO 4) 4 and Ag 32(dppb) 12(MO 4) 4(NO 3) 4. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:1617-1622. [PMID: 31872837 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07779k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Thiols, alkynyls and phosphines are the most widely used organic ligands to attain atomically precise metal nanoclusters, while oxometalates as inorganic ligands have almost been neglected in this field. Here, we used oxometalates (e.g., MoO42- and WO42-) as protecting ligands along with phosphines, such as 1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane (dppb), to design and synthesize a new class of silver nanoclusters including Ag28(dppb)6(MoO4)4, Ag28(dppb)6(WO4)4 and Ag32(dppb)12(MoO4)4(NO3)4. Each cluster consists of a two-shell Ag4@Ag24 core protected by 4 oxometalates. These clusters exhibit similar optical absorption and photoluminescence properties that are not dependent on surface ligands. Furthermore, the electronic structure analysis shows that the clusters are 20-electron "superatoms". This work demonstrates that oxometalates can play a key role in the formation of silver nanoclusters, and the effect of oxometalates should be considered in the design and synthesis of metal nanoclusters.
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- Guang-Xiong Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430074, China.
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Shen H, Deng G, Kaappa S, Tan T, Han Y, Malola S, Lin S, Teo BK, Häkkinen H, Zheng N. Highly Robust but Surface‐Active: An N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Stabilized Au
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Nanocluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:17731-17735. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hui Shen
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Departments of Physics and ChemistryNanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Departments of Physics and ChemistryNanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Departments of Physics and ChemistryNanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Shen H, Deng G, Kaappa S, Tan T, Han Y, Malola S, Lin S, Teo BK, Häkkinen H, Zheng N. Highly Robust but Surface‐Active: An N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Stabilized Au
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Nanocluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Hui Shen
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Departments of Physics and ChemistryNanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Departments of Physics and ChemistryNanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Departments of Physics and ChemistryNanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä FI-40014 Jyväskylä Finland
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid SurfacesCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of NanomaterialsCollege of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringXiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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Wu T, Yin D, Hu X, Yang B, Liu H, Xie YP, Liu SX, Ma L, Gao GG. A disulfur ligand stabilization approach to construct a silver(i)-cluster-based porous framework as a sensitive SERS substrate. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:16293-16298. [PMID: 31465063 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05301h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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An atomically-precise silver(i)-cluster-based three-dimensional (3D) framework (UJN-1) stabilized by a ditiocarb (diethyldithiocarbamate) ligand has been unveiled for the first time by self-assembly. UJN-1 is composed of both Ag9 clusters and Ag5 subunits, of which the Ag9 clusters are bonded with Ag5 subunits by sharing the ditiocarb ligand to form a microporous 3,4-connected topological framework. The chemically reduced nano-sized derivative of UJN-1 exhibits highly sensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) towards 4-mercaptobenzoic acid (4-MBA) signal molecules, which is ascribed to the porosity as well as the distribution of abundant crystalline Ag0 active sites. This work sheds light on a new bottom-up approach to construct SERS-active silver(i)-cluster-based 3D materials by disulfur ligand stabilization.
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- Tong Wu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China. and College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China. and College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China. and College of Pharmacy, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, China
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Clusters: Synthesis, Layered Crystallographic Arrangement, and Unique Surface Protonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13411-13415. [PMID: 31321881 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Zhong Huang
- Division of Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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Intra-cluster growth meets inter-cluster assembly: The molecular and supramolecular chemistry of atomically precise nanoclusters. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Huang Z, Ishida Y, Yonezawa T. Basic [Au
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Clusters: Synthesis, Layered Crystallographic Arrangement, and Unique Surface Protonation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Zhong Huang
- Division of Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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- Division of Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty of EngineeringHokkaido University Sapporo Hokkaido 060-8628 Japan
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Alhilaly MJ, Huang RW, Naphade R, Alamer B, Hedhili MN, Emwas AH, Maity P, Yin J, Shkurenko A, Mohammed OF, Eddaoudi M, Bakr OM. Assembly of Atomically Precise Silver Nanoclusters into Nanocluster-Based Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:9585-9592. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Mohammad J. Alhilaly
- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang SS, Alkan F, Su HF, Aikens CM, Tung CH, Sun D. [Ag48(C≡CtBu)20(CrO4)7]: An Atomically Precise Silver Nanocluster Co-protected by Inorganic and Organic Ligands. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:4460-4467. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b00703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shan-Shan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China
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Yan J, Teo BK, Zheng N. Surface Chemistry of Atomically Precise Coinage-Metal Nanoclusters: From Structural Control to Surface Reactivity and Catalysis. Acc Chem Res 2018; 51:3084-3093. [PMID: 30433756 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
A comprehensive understanding of chemical bonding and reactions at the surface of nanomaterials is of great importance in the rational design of their functional properties and applications. With the rapid development in cluster science, it has become clear that atomically precise metal clusters represent ideal models for resolving various important and/or unsolved issues related to surface science. This Account highlights our recent efforts on the fabrication of ligand-stabilized coinage nanoclusters with atomic precision from the viewpoint of surface coordination chemistry in particular. The successful synthesis of a large variety of metal clusters in our group has greatly benefitted from the development of an effective amine-assisted NaBH4 reduction method. First discussed in this Account is how the introduction of amines in the synthetic protocol enhances the long-term stability and high-yield production of Ag/Cu-based metals in air. Such a method allows the utilization of different organic ligands as surface stabilizing agents to manipulate both the core and surface structures of metal nanoclusters, helping to understand the role of surface ligands in determining the structures of metal nanoclusters. The coordination chemistry of ligands used in the synthesis of metal nanoclusters is crucial in determining their overall shape, metal arrangement, surface ligand binding structure, chirality and also metal exposure. Detailed discussions are given in the following four different systems: (1) The co-use of phosphines and thiolates with rich coordination structures (2 to 4-coordinated) helps to control the formation of a sequence of Ag nanoclusters with a near-perfectly cubic shape; (2) The metal arrangements and surface structures of AuCu clusters highly depend on metal precursors and counter cations used in the synthesis; (3) Metal clusters with intrinsic chirality are readily prepared by introducing chiral ligands or counterions, making it possible to obtain optically active enantiomers and understand the origin of chirality of metal nanoclusters; (4) The variation of metal exposure of the inner metal core of metal nanocluster can be controlled by the surface ligand coordination structure. Such capabilities to manipulate the surface structure of metal nanoclusters allow the creation of model systems for investigating the structure-reactivity relationship of metal nanomaterials. Several important examples are then discussed to highlight the importance of ligand coordination chemistry in tuning the surface reactivity and catalysis of metal nanoclusters. For example, bulky thiolates on Ag are demonstrated to be more labile than small thiolates for making metal nanoclusters with both enhanced ligand exchange capability and catalysis. Alkynyl ligands can be thermally released from metal nanoclusters more easily than thiolates and halides while maintaining the overall structure, thereby serving as ideal systems for understanding the promoting effect of surface stabilizers on catalysis. Finally, we provide a perspective on the principles of surface coordination chemistry of metal nanoclusters and their potential applications with regards to catalysis of protected metal clusters.
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- Juanzhu Yan
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, and National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Preparation Technology of Nanomaterials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Liu JY, Alkan F, Wang Z, Zhang ZY, Kurmoo M, Yan Z, Zhao QQ, Aikens CM, Tung CH, Sun D. Different Silver Nanoparticles in One Crystal: Ag210
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Cl. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201810772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jun-Yan Liu
- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS 66506 USA
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Bruker (Beijing) Scientific Technology Co., Ltd.; P. R. China
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177; 4 rue Blaise Pascal 67008 Strasbourg Cedex France
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- Rigaku Beijing Corporation; P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shandong University; Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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