A Ni-Bonded Hydride in Superatomic Silver Nanoclusters: Probing Synergistic Heteroatomic Core Effects on Oxygen Evolution Reactivity.

ABSTRACT: In the context of the intensely investigated field of heterometal doping of coinage nanoclusters (NCs), an increasing attention has shifted toward NCs doped with first-row transition metals due to their economic viability. Herein, the Ni-Ag bimetallic NCs [NiAg₂₀{S₂P(OⁱPr)₂}₁₂] NiAg₂₀ and [NiHAg₁₉{S₂P(OⁱPr)₂}₁₂] NiHAg₁₉ are reported, which are synthesized via a one-pot reduction method. NiHAg₁₉ is the first example of an NC containing an encapsulated NiH unit and a rare species exhibiting Ni(0)─H bonding. The NiAg₂₀ and NiHAg₁₉ compositions are confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) and supported by density funct

SUBMITTER: Ni YR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723327 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature