Revealing the etching process of water-soluble Au25 nanoclusters at the molecular level

Etching is one of the key considerations in the synthesis, storage, and application of metal nanoparticles. Here, the authors study the etching of water-soluble thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters at a molecular level and reveal an unusual recombination process in the oxidative reaction environment...

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Main Authors: Yitao Cao, Tongyu Liu, Tiankai Chen, Bihan Zhang, De-en Jiang, Jianping Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23568-0