Localized Plasmon Field Effect of Gold Clusters Embedded in Nanoporous Silicon
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DOI: 10.1002/adom.202002119
Abstract: Coupling between nanoplasmonics and semiconducting materials can enhance and complement the efficiency of almost all semiconductor technologies. It has been demonstrated that such composites enhance the light coupling to nanowires, increase photocurrent in detectors, enable… read more here.
Keywords: localized plasmon; plasmon field; field effect; gold clusters ... See more keywords
Elucidating the binding mechanism of thione‐containing mercaptopurine and thioguanine drugs to small gold clusters
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DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26216
Abstract: Density functional theory methods were employed to clarify the adsorption/desorption behaviors of the thione‐containing mercaptopurine and thioguanine drugs on the gold surface using both small Au6 and Au8 clusters as model reactants. Structural features, thermodynamic… read more here.
Keywords: containing mercaptopurine; gold clusters; gold; mercaptopurine thioguanine ... See more keywords
A computational study of thiol-containing cysteine amino acid binding to Au6 and Au8 gold clusters
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DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-4312-0
Abstract: Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are employed to examine the adsorption behaviors of cysteine on the gold surface using Au6 and Au8 species as model reactants. Computed results show that cysteine molecules prefer to bind… read more here.
Keywords: kcal mol; au6 au8; gold clusters; cysteine ... See more keywords
Hydracyanation of acetylene on carbon intercalated gold clusters: Co-operativity and site specificity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.138059
Abstract: Abstract The reaction between hydrogen cyanide and acetylene over carbon intercalated gold clusters forming the industrially important product vinyl iso-cyanide (H2C = CHNC) is investigated using density functional methods. The free energy of desorption of the product… read more here.
Keywords: acetylene carbon; carbon intercalated; site specificity; operativity site ... See more keywords
Supported gold clusters as effective and reusable photocatalysts for the abatement of endocrine-disrupting chemicals under visible light
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.07.027
Abstract: Abstract Photocatalysts based on glutathione-protected Au clusters (1.5 ± 0.4 nm) were synthesized and assessed for the visible-light degradation of ten different endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and related compounds. In its as-prepared form, the Au clusters undergo rapid photocharge… read more here.
Keywords: supported gold; endocrine disrupting; gold clusters; visible light ... See more keywords
Phosphine-Ligated Gold Clusters with Core+ exo Geometries: Unique Properties and Interactions at the Ligand-Cluster Interface.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00477
Abstract: Over recent years, research on the structures and properties of ligand-protected gold cluster molecules has gained significant interest. The crystal structure information accumulated to date has revealed the structural preference to adopt closed polyhedral geometries,… read more here.
Keywords: ligand cluster; gold clusters; core exo; gold ... See more keywords
Gold Nanocluster Prospecting via Capillary Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Discovery of Three Quantized Gold Clusters in a Product Mixture of “2 nm Gold Nanoparticles”
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b00480
Abstract: A nonaqueous reversed phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) method has been developed for extremely hydrophobic MPCs (monolayer-protected clusters), and has been applied to the efficient separation of gold–dodecanethiolate (ddt) assemblies, leading to the identification of… read more here.
Keywords: gold nanoparticles; gold clusters; mass spectrometry; chromatography mass ... See more keywords
Structural Control and Chiroptical Response in Intrinsically Tetra- and Pentanuclear Chiral Gold Clusters.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00256
Abstract: Controlling the synthesis of chiral metal clusters in the aspects of nuclearity number, metal-metal interaction, and spatial arrangement of metal atoms is crucial for establishing the correlation of detailed structural factors with chiroptical activity. Herein,… read more here.
Keywords: gold clusters; chiral gold; chiroptical response; gold ... See more keywords
Self-Assembly of Mechanoluminochromic Ladder-Shaped Gold(I) Clusters Promoted Using Cooperative Aurophilicity.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01489
Abstract: The self-assembly of mechanoluminochromic polynuclear gold(I) complexes has attracted more and more attention in the field of supramolecular gold(I) chemistry. In this work, we adopted a stepwise self-assembly strategy to precisely synthesize two polynuclear gold(I)… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; assembly mechanoluminochromic; gold clusters; self assembly ... See more keywords
Size Effect in Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics Using Support-Immobilized Atomically Precise Gold Clusters
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c08895
Abstract: Three types of phosphine-stabilized gold clusters, [Au19(PhC≡C)9(Hdppa)3](SbF6), [Au20(PP3)4](Cl)4, and [Au22(Dppee)7](Cl)2, were chemically synthesized and deposited onto hydroxyapatite, TiO2 and ... read more here.
Keywords: gold; nitroaromatics using; effect hydrogenation; hydrogenation nitroaromatics ... See more keywords
Effect of Ligand on the Electronic State of Gold in Ligand-Protected Gold Clusters Elucidated by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c09369
Abstract: Gold (Au) clusters with well-defined geometrical structures have attracted substantial attention due to their unique optical and catalytic properties, which are drastically changed by the ligands, ... read more here.
Keywords: ligand electronic; spectroscopy; ligand; effect ligand ... See more keywords