Atomically precise copper dopants in metal clusters boost up stability, fluorescence, and photocatalytic activity.

ABSTRACT: The structurally precise alloy nanoclusters have been emerged as a burgeoning nanomaterial for their unique physical/chemical features. We here report a rod-like nanocluster [Au₁₂Cu₁₃(PPh₃)₁₀I₇](SbF₆)₂ (Au₁₂Cu₁₃), which was generated through a transformation of a [Au₉(PPh₃)₈]³⁺ intermediate in the presence of CuI, unveiled by time-dependent UV-vis spectroscopy, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry as well as single crystal X-ray diffraction. Au₁₂Cu₁₃ is comprised of two pentagonal bipyramids Au₆Cu units and a pentagonal prism Cu₁₁ unit, where the copper and gold species are presented in +1 and 0 chemi

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9908894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature