Template-assisted alloying of atom-precise silver nanoclusters: a new approach to generate cluster functionality.

ABSTRACT: To acquire the atomic design of new functional Ag(i) nanoclusters (NCs), a new synthetic approach of site-specific alloying has been unveiled, by which the neutral CO₂ templated Ag₂₀ core is confined through Cu containing two peripheral motif units. The impact of surface charge, size and shape of the template on the self-assembly of Ag(i) has been precisely controlled here for the first time and as a result, a similar pentagonal gyrobicupola-like Ag₂₀ core is formed while varying the templates (S^2-, CO₃ ^2- and CO₂). However, the surface charge generated on the Ag(i) core due to the presence of a neutral template opens up the possibility of this novel alloying process. The introduction of strongly interacted periph

SUBMITTER: Biswas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9533413 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature