Open AccessPlanar Iron Hydride Nanoclusters: Combined Spectroscopic and Theoretical Insights into Structures and Building Principles
Author(s) -
Chakraborty Uttam,
Bügel Patrick,
Fritsch Lorena,
Weigend Florian,
Bauer Matthias,
Jacobi von Wangelin Axel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistryopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2191-1363
DOI - 10.1002/open.202000307
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , hydride , nanoparticle , planar , nanotechnology , monolayer , chemistry , metal , materials science , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , computer graphics (images)
The controlled assembly of well‐defined planar nanoclusters from molecular precursors is synthetically challenging and often plagued by the predominant formation of 3D‐structures and nanoparticles. Herein, we report planar iron hydride nanoclusters from reactions of main group element hydrides with iron(II) bis(hexamethyldisilazide). The structures and properties of isolated Fe 4 , Fe 6 , and Fe 7 nanoplatelets and calculated intermediates enable an unprecedented insight into the underlying building principle and growth mechanism of iron clusters, metal monolayers, and nanoparticles.