Reversible nanocluster structure transformation between face-centered cubic and icosahedral isomers.

ABSTRACT: Structural transformations between isomers of nanoclusters provide a platform to tune their properties and understand the fundamental science due to their intimate structure-property correlation. Herein, we demonstrate a reversible transformation between the face-centered cubic (FCC) and icosahedral isomers of Pt1Ag28 nanoclusters accomplished in the ligand-exchange processes. Ligand-exchange of 1-adamantanethiolate protected Pt1Ag28 by cyclohexanethiolate could transform the FCC kernel to the icosahedral isomer. Interestingly, the icosahedral Pt1Ag28 could be reversibly transformed to the FCC configuration when the cyclohexanethiolate ligand is replaced again by 1-adamantanethiolate. A combination of UV-vis absorption, mass spectrometry, photo-luminescence and X-ray absorption fine struct

SUBMITTER: Kang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849490 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature