Das Anindita, Li Tao, Li Gao, Nobusada Katsuyuki, Zeng Chenjie, Rosi Nathaniel L, Jin Rongchao
Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Nanoscale. 2014 Jun 21;6(12):6458-62. doi: 10.1039/c4nr01350f.
Solving the total structures of gold nanoclusters is of critical importance for understanding their electronic, optical and catalytic properties. Herein, we report the X-ray structure of a charge-neutral Au24(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)20 nanocluster. This structure features a bi-tetrahedral Au8 kernel protected by four tetrameric staple-like motifs. Electronic structure analysis is further carried out and the optical absorption spectrum is interpreted. The Au24(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)20, Au23(S-c-C6H11)16 and Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18 nanoclusters constitute the first crystallographically characterized "trio".
解析金纳米团簇的整体结构对于理解其电子、光学和催化性质至关重要。在此,我们报道了电荷中性的Au24(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)20纳米团簇的X射线结构。该结构的特征是一个双四面体Au8核,由四个四聚体钉状基序保护。进一步进行了电子结构分析并解释了光吸收光谱。Au24(SCH2Ph-(t)Bu)20、Au23(S-c-C6H11)16和Au25(SCH2CH2Ph)18纳米团簇构成了第一个晶体学表征的“三重奏”。