Variable control of the electronic states of a silver nanocluster via protonation/deprotonation of polyoxometalate ligands.

ABSTRACT: The properties of metal nanoclusters depend on both their structures and electronic states. However, in contrast to the significant advances achieved in the synthesis of structurally well-defined metal nanoclusters, systematic control of their electronic states is still challenging. In particular, stimuli-responsive and reversible control of the electronic states of metal nanoclusters is attractive from the viewpoint of their practical applications. Recently, we developed a synthesis method for atomically precise Ag nanoclusters using polyoxometalates (POMs) as inorganic ligands. Herein, we exploited the acid/base nature of POMs to reversibly change the electronic states of an atomically precise {Ag₂₇} nanocluster via protonation/deprotonation of the surrounding POM ligan

SUBMITTER: Yonesato K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9116452 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature