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Assembly of the Thiolated [Au 1 Ag 22 (S‐Adm) 12 ] 3+ Superatom Complex into a Framework Material through Direct Linkage by SbF 6 − Anions
Author(s) -
Chen Shuang,
Du Wenjun,
Qin Chenwanli,
Liu Danyu,
Tang Li,
Liu Ying,
Wang Shuxin,
Zhu Manzhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202000073
Subject(s) - superatom , nanomaterials , photoluminescence , enantiomer , nanoclusters , nanotechnology , chemistry , self assembly , materials science , density functional theory , computational chemistry , optoelectronics , stereochemistry
Building framework materials with desirable properties and enhanced functionalities with nanocluster/superatom complexes as building blocks remains a challenge in the field of nanomaterials. In this study, the chiral [Au 1 Ag 22 (S‐Adm) 12 ] 3+ nanocluster/superatom complex (SC, in which S‐Adm=1‐adamantanethiol) was employed as a building block to construct the three‐dimensional (3D) superatom complex inorganic framework (SCIF) materials SCIF‐1 and SCIF‐2 through inorganic SbF 6 − linkers. SCIF‐1 is racemic due to the assembly of two SC enantiomers in a single crystal. In SCIF‐2, the SC enantiomers are packed in separate crystals, thus producing larger channels and a circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) response. These two 3D SCIF materials exhibit unique sensitive photoluminescence (PL) in protic solvents. Our study provides a new pathway for creating novel open‐framework materials with superatom complexes and a foundation for the further development of 3D framework materials for sensing and other applications.