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Rhombicuboctahedral Ag 100 : Four‐Layered Octahedral Silver Nanocluster Adopting the Russian Nesting Doll Model
Author(s) -
Ma Xiangyu,
Bai Yuyuan,
Song Yongbo,
Li Qinzhen,
Lv Ying,
Zhang Hui,
Yu Haizhu,
Zhu Manzhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202006447
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , octahedron , degenerate energy levels , nesting (process) , crystallography , materials science , atomic orbital , metal , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , crystal structure , chemistry , physics , metallurgy , quantum mechanics , electron
Precise atomic structure of metal nanoclusters (NCs) is fundamental for elucidating the structure–property relationships and the inherent size‐evolution principles. Reported here is the largest known FCC‐based (FCC=face centered cubic) silver nanocluster, [Ag 100 (SC 6 H 3 3,4 F 2 ) 48 (PPh 3 ) 8 ] − : the first all‐octahedral symmetric nesting Ag nanocluster with a four‐layered Ag 6 @Ag 38 @Ag 48 S 24 @Ag 8 S 24 P 8 structure, consistent symmetry elements, and a unique rhombicuboctahedral morphology distinct from theoretical predictions and previously reported FCC‐based Ag clusters. DFT studies revealed extensive interlayer interactions and degenerate frontier orbitals. The FCC‐based Russian nesting doll model constitutes a new platform for the study of the size‐evolution principles of Ag NCs.