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Yang L, Bigdeli F, Yang X, Hou LL, Ma Y, Jiang WY, Li XH, Wang LX, Yang T, Wang K, Wei J, Morsali A, Liu KG. Molybdate-Templated Luminescent Silver Alkynyl Nanoclusters: Total Structure Determination and Optical Property Analysis. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:7631-7639. [PMID: 38625102 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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Two novel MoO42--templated luminescent silver alkynyl nanoclusters with 20-nuclearity ([(MoO42-)@Ag20(C≡CtBu)8(Ph2PO2)7(tfa)2]·(tfa-) (1)) and 18-nuclearity ([(MoO42-)@Ag18(C≡CtBu)8(Ph2PO2)7]·(OH) (2)) (tfa = trifluoroacetate) were synthesized with the green light maximum emissions at 507 and 516 nm, respectively. The nanoclusters were investigated and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, electrospray ionization mass spectrum (ESI-MS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, thermogravimetry (TG), photoluminescence (PL), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations (DFT). The two nanoclusters differ in their structure by a supplementary [Ag2(tfa)2] organometallic surface motif, which significantly participates in the frontier molecular orbitals of 1, resulting in similar bonding patterns but different optical properties between the two clusters. Indeed, both nanoclusters show strong temperature-dependent photoluminescence properties, which make them potential candidates in the fields of optical devices for further applications.
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- Le Yang
- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175 Tehran, Iran
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175 Tehran, Iran
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- School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750021, China
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Pei XL, Ma C, Guan ZJ, Ni SF, Wang QM. Heterometallic Au I 6 Ag I 6 Macrocyclic Cluster Templated by a Supramolecular Melamine Dimer. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202301948. [PMID: 38081801 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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The application of supramolecular templates in aligning atomically precise heterometal arrays is important for pursuing functional materials. Herein, we report that a bilayered supramolecular tri-deprotonated melamine dimer functions as an effective template in the construction of a heterometallic gold(I)-silver(I) macrocyclic cluster [μ6 -(C3 N6 H3 )3- ]2 -AuI 6 AgI 6 . X-ray single crystal structural analysis showed that a crown-like AuI 6 AgI 6 macrocycle is aligned around two parallelly stacked μ6 -(C3 N6 H3 )3- moieties hold together with π-π interactions. Theoretical calculations revealed that the [μ6 -(C3 N6 H3 )3- ]2 motif dominantly contributes to the near-occupied orbitals in the electronic structure, which is closely related to its luminescence properties. This work demonstrates that the supramolecular templates containing multiple symmetric binding sites may present a facile approach in the construction of functional metal clusters.
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- Xiao-Li Pei
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare Earth Materials (Ministry of Education), Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, P. R. China
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Wang Z, Zhu YJ, Ahlstedt O, Konstantinou K, Akola J, Tung CH, Alkan F, Sun D. Three in One: Three Different Molybdates Trapped in a Thiacalix[4]arene Protected Ag 72 Nanocluster for Structural Transformation and Photothermal Conversion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202314515. [PMID: 38015420 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202314515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Polyoxometalates (POMs) represent crucial intermediates in the formation of insoluble metal oxides from soluble metal ions, however, the rapid hydrolysis-condensation kinetics of MoVI or WVI makes the direct characterization of coexisted molecular species in a given medium extremely difficult. Silver nanoclusters have shown versatile capacity to encapsulate diverse POMs, which provides an alternative scene to appreciate landscape of POMs in atomic precision. Here, we report a thiacalix[4]arene protected silver nanocluster (Ag72b) that simultaneously encapsulates three kinds of molybdates (MoO4 2- , Mo6 O22 8- and Mo7 O25 8- ) in situ transformed from classic Lindqvist Mo6 O19 2- , providing more deep understanding on the structural diversity and condensation growth route of POMs in solution. Ag72b is the first silver nanocluster trapping so many kinds of molybdates, which in turn exert collective template effect to aggregate silver atoms into a nanocluster. The post-reaction of Ag72b with AgOAc or PhCOOAg produces a discrete Ag24 nanocluster (Ag24a) or an Ag28 nanocluster based 1D chain structure (Ag28a), respectively. Moreover, the post-synthesized Ag28a can be utilized as potential ignition material for further application. This work not only provides an important model for unlocking dynamic features of POMs at atom-precise level but also pioneers a promising approach to synthesize silver nanoclusters from known to unknown.
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- Zhi Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Computational Physics Laboratory, Tampere University, 33014, Tampere, Finland
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- Computational Physics Laboratory, Tampere University, 33014, Tampere, Finland
- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Bilkent University, Ankara, 06800, Turkey
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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Fang JJ, Liu Z, Shen YL, Xie YP, Lu X. Template-assisted synthesis of isomeric copper(i) clusters with tunable structures showing photophysical and electrochemical properties. Chem Sci 2023; 14:12637-12644. [PMID: 38020372 PMCID: PMC10646952 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04682f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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A comparative study of structure-property relationships in isomeric and isostructural atomically precise clusters is an ideal approach to unravel their fundamental properties. Herein, seven high-nuclearity copper(i) alkynyl clusters utilizing template-assisted strategies were synthesized. Spherical Cu36 and Cu56 clusters are formed with a [M@(V/PO4)6] (M: Cu2+, Na+, K+) skeleton motif, while peanut-shaped Cu56 clusters feature four separate PO4 templates. Experiments and theoretical calculations suggested that the photophysical properties of these clusters are dependent on both the inner templates and outer phosphonate ligands. Phenyl and 1-naphthyl phosphate-protected clusters exhibited enhanced emission features attributed to numerous well-arranged intermolecular C-H⋯π interactions between the ligands. Moreover, the electrocatalytic CO2 reduction properties suggested that internal PO4 templates and external naphthyl groups could promote an increase in C2 products (C2H4 and C2H5OH). Our research provides new insight into the design and synthesis of multifunctional copper(i) clusters, and highlights the significance of atomic-level comparative studies of structure-property relationships.
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- Jun-Jie Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074 China
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Ghinaiya NV, Mehta VN, Jha S, Park TJ, Kailasa SK. Synthesis of Greenish-Yellow Fluorescent Copper Nanocluster for the Selective and Sensitive Detection of Fipronil Pesticide in Vegetables and Grain Samples. J Fluoresc 2023:10.1007/s10895-023-03464-0. [PMID: 37843695 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-023-03464-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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In this paper, a new synthetic route is introduced for the synthesis of high-luminescent greenish-yellow fluorescent copper nanoclusters (PVP@A. senna-Cu NCs) using Avaram senna (A. senna) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as templates. A. senna plant extract mainly contains variety of phytochemicals including glycosides, sugars, saponins, phenols, and terpenoids that show good pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antidiabetic. PVP is a stable and biocompatible polymer that is used as a stabilizing agent for the synthesis of PVP@A. senna-Cu NCs. The size, surface functionality, and element composition of the fabricated Cu NCs were confirmed by various analytical techniques. The as-prepared greenish-yellow fluorescent Cu NCs exhibit significant selectivity towards fipronil, thereby favoring to assay fipronil pesticide with good linearity in the range of 3.0-30 μM with a detection limit of 65.19 nM. More importantly, PVP@A. senna-Cu NCs are successfully applied to assay fipronil in vegetable and grain samples.
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- Nirav Vajubhai Ghinaiya
- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallbhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395007, Gujarat, India
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- ASPEE SHAKILAM Biotechnology Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Surat, 395007, Gujarat, India
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- ASPEE SHAKILAM Biotechnology Institute, Navsari Agricultural University, Surat, 395007, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Research Institute of Chem-Bio Diagnostic Technology, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallbhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395007, Gujarat, India.
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Basu S, Perić Bakulić M, Sanader Maršić Ž, Bonačić-Koutecký V, Amdursky N. Excitation-Dependent Fluorescence with Excitation-Selective Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Hierarchically Organized Atomic Nanoclusters. ACS NANO 2023; 17:16644-16655. [PMID: 37638669 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Nanometer-scaled objects are known to have dimension-related properties, but sometimes the assembly of such objects can lead to the emergence of other properties. Here, we show the assembly of atomically precise gold nanoclusters into large fibrillar structures that are featuring excitation-dependent luminescence with an excitation-selective circularly polarized luminescence (CPL), even though all components are achiral. The origin of CPL in the assembly of atomic clusters has been attributed to the hierarchical organization of atomic clusters into fibrillar structures, mediated via a hydrogen bonding interaction with a surfactant. We follow the assembly process both experimentally and computationally showing the advance in the structural formation along with its chiroptical electronic properties, i.e., circular dichroism (CD) and CPL. Our study here can assist in the rational design of materials featuring chiroptical properties, thus leading to a controlled CPL activity.
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- Srestha Basu
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 35, 21000 Split, Croatia
- Center of Excellence for Science and Technology-Integration of Mediterranean Region (STIM) at Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Sciences and Technology (ICAST), University of Split, Poljička cesta 35, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Center of Excellence for Science and Technology-Integration of Mediterranean Region (STIM) at Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Sciences and Technology (ICAST), University of Split, Poljička cesta 35, 21000 Split, Croatia
- Faculty of Science, University of Split, Ruđera Boškovića 33, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Center of Excellence for Science and Technology-Integration of Mediterranean Region (STIM) at Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Sciences and Technology (ICAST), University of Split, Poljička cesta 35, 21000 Split, Croatia
- Chemistry Department, Humboldt University of Berlin, Brook-Taylor-Strasse 2, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion─Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Horita Y, Ishimi M, Negishi Y. Anion-templated silver nanoclusters: precise synthesis and geometric structure. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2023; 24:2203832. [PMID: 37251258 PMCID: PMC10215029 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2023.2203832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Metal nanoclusters (NCs) are gaining much attention in nanoscale materials research because they exhibit size-specific physicochemical properties that are not observed in the corresponding bulk metals. Among them, silver (Ag) NCs can be precisely synthesized not only as pure Ag NCs but also as anion-templated Ag NCs. For anion-templated Ag NCs, we can expect the following capabilities: 1) size and shape control by regulating the central anion (anion template); 2) stabilization by adjusting the charge interaction between the central anion and surrounding Ag atoms; and 3) functionalization by selecting the type of central anion. In this review, we summarize the synthesis methods and influences of the central anion on the geometric structure of anion-templated Ag NCs, which include halide ions, chalcogenide ions, oxoanions, polyoxometalate, or hydride/deuteride as the central anion. This summary provides a reference for the current state of anion-templated Ag NCs, which may promote the development of anion-templated Ag NCs with novel geometric structures and physicochemical properties.
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- Yusuke Horita
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
- Research Institute for Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Shinjuku-ku, Japan
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Yang G, Wang Z, Du F, Jiang F, Yuan X, Ying JY. Ultrasmall Coinage Metal Nanoclusters as Promising Theranostic Probes for Biomedical Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37200506 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c02880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Ultrasmall coinage metal nanoclusters (NCs, <3 nm) have emerged as a novel class of theranostic probes due to their atomically precise size and engineered physicochemical properties. The rapid advances in the design and applications of metal NC-based theranostic probes are made possible by the atomic-level engineering of metal NCs. This Perspective article examines (i) how the functions of metal NCs are engineered for theranostic applications, (ii) how a metal NC-based theranostic probe is designed and how its physicochemical properties affect the theranostic performance, and (iii) how metal NCs are used to diagnose and treat various diseases. We first summarize the tailored properties of metal NCs for theranostic applications in terms of biocompatibility and tumor targeting. We focus our discussion on the theranostic applications of metal NCs in bioimaging-directed disease diagnosis, photoinduced disease therapy, nanomedicine, drug delivery, and optical urinalysis. Lastly, an outlook on the challenges and opportunities in the future development of metal NCs for theranostic applications is provided.
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- Ge Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- Shandong Peninsula Engineering Research Center of Comprehensive Brine Utilization, Weifang University of Science and Technology, Weifang 262700, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- School of Environment and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- NanoBio Lab, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore
- NanoBio Lab, A*STAR Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669, Singapore
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Zuo Z, Pan X, Yang G, Zhang Y, Liu X, Zha J, Yuan X. Cu(I) complexes with aggregation-induced emission for enhanced photodynamic antibacterial application. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2942-2947. [PMID: 36847279 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt00333g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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This communication reports the design of aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-featured PEG-condensed Cu(I)-p-MBA aggregates (PCuA). Benefiting from the AIE trait and intrinsic antibacterial property of Cu species, the as-developed PCuA exhibits enhanced photodynamic antibacterial activities against broad-spectrum bacteria, providing a paradigm in the design of novel antibacterial agents.
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- Zhongxiang Zuo
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST), 53 Zhengzhou Rd., Shibei District, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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Zhou M, Li K, Wang P, Zhou H, Jin S, Pei Y, Zhu M. Overall structure of Au 12Ag 60(S- c-C 6H 11) 31Br 9(Dppp) 6: achieving a stronger assembly of icosahedral M 13 units. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:2633-2641. [PMID: 36692214 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06613k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Precise atomically assembled nanoclusters provide a great platform to elucidate the evolution of the assembly of building blocks. Herein, a large icosahedral (M13)-based silver-gold alloy nanocluster [Au12Ag60(S-c-C6H11)31Br9(Dppp)6]Br2 (dppp = 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane) is reported. Structurally, Au12Ag60 consists of an Au12Ag40 kernel, which is viewed as the interpenetration of ten twisted complete icosahedrons (M13) and two missing icosahedrons (M12), and this is surrounded by a complex metal-organic shell. Benefiting from the extra doping of eight to twelve Au atoms, the octameric assembly was increased to a twelve-mer assembly. The time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) method with a Tamm-Dancoff approximation (TDA) was performed to investigate the difference in the optical properties of Au12Ag60 and Au8Ag57. The results indicate that the difference in the amount of Au atoms results in different optical properties. Furthermore, transient absorption spectroscopy (TA) was also performed, revealing that a twelve-mer assembly greatly enhances the excited-state lifetime. The [Au12Ag60(S-c-C6H11)31Br9(Dppp)6]Br2 alloy nanocluster has provided a breakthrough in the number of icosahedral M13 assemblies, i.e., achieving a twelve-mer assembly, helping to elucidate the fusion growth of M13-based assembled nanoclusters as well as their geometric/electronic structure correlations, which will promote further research on the assembly of M13 nano-building blocks, especially on their optical properties.
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- Manman Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of MOE, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of MOE, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of MOE, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of MOE, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.
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Li SQ, Dai LF, Tian YQ, Yi YX, Yan J, Liu C. Polymolybdate-guided assembly of a thiacalix[4]arene-protected Ag nanocluster for electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:575-578. [PMID: 36515143 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05692e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A large polymolybdate-templated {Ag49Mo16} cluster protected by six thiacalix[4]arene (TC4A) molecules was synthesized by a one-pot solvothermal reaction. Structural analysis shows that the {Ag49Mo16} is assembled by inserting a [Mo6O22]8- cluster into a [Ag49Mo10@(TC4A)6] cage, representing the first polyoxometalate-templated Ag cluster protected by calixarene macrocyclic ligands. The solution stability and photoelectric properties of {Ag49Mo16} are discussed. Furthermore, this POM-templated Ag nanocluster realized electrocatalytic CO2 reduction applications, and 44.75% CO faradaic efficiency (FE) was obtained at a voltage of -0.8 V (vs. RHE).
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- Shang-Qian Li
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, P. R. China.
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Li H, Wang P, Zhu C, Zhang W, Zhou M, Zhang S, Zhang C, Yun Y, Kang X, Pei Y, Zhu M. Triple-Helical Self-Assembly of Atomically Precise Nanoclusters. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:23205-23213. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c11341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Hao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, Hunan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui, China
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Zhai X, Cui Z, Shen W. Mechanism, structural design, modulation and applications of Aggregation-induced emission-based Metal-organic framework. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Xia XY, Xia YH, Fang JJ, Liu Z, Xie YP, Lu X. Silver alkynyl coordination chains and clusters assembled with sulfonates. Polyhedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2022.116160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Assembly-induced spin transfer and distance-dependent spin coupling in atomically precise AgCu nanoclusters. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5934. [PMID: 36209273 PMCID: PMC9547874 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33651-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nanoparticle assembly paves the way for unanticipated properties and applications from the nanoscale to the macroscopic world. However, the study of such material systems is greatly inhibited due to the obscure compositions and structures of nanoparticles (especially the surface structures). The assembly of atomically precise nanoparticles is challenging, and such an assembly of nanoparticles with metal core sizes strictly larger than 1 nm has not been achieved yet. Here, we introduced an on-site synthesis-and-assembly strategy, and successfully obtained a straight-chain assembly structure consisting of Ag77Cu22(CHT)48 (CHT: cyclohexanethiolate) nanoparticles with two nanoparticles separated by one S atom, as revealed by mass spectrometry and single crystal X-ray crystallography. Although Ag77Cu22(CHT)48 bears one unpaired shell-closing electron, the magnetic moment is found to be mainly localized at the S linker with magnetic isotropy, and the sulfur radicals were experimentally verified and found to be unstable after disassembly, demonstrating assembly-induced spin transfer. Besides, spin nanoparticles are found to couple and lose their paramagnetism at sufficiently short inter-nanoparticle distance, namely, the spin coupling depends on the inter-nanoparticle distance. However, it is not found that the spin coupling leads to the nanoparticle growth. The assembly of atomically precise clusters into ordered superstructures enables new functional material designs. Here, the authors propose a strategy for linear arrangements of AgCu clusters and explore the consequent transfer and coupling of magnetic spins.
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Zhang SS, Havenridge S, Zhang C, Wang Z, Feng L, Gao ZY, Aikens CM, Tung CH, Sun D. Sulfide Boosting Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield of Silver Nanocluster. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18305-18314. [PMID: 36169057 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Silver nanoclusters have emerged as promising candidates for optoelectronic applications, but their room-temperature photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) is far from ideal to access cutting-edge device performance. Herein, two supertetrahedral silver nanoclusters with high PLQY in non-degassed solution at room temperature were constructed by interiorly supporting the core with multiple VO43- and E2- anions as structure-directing agents and exteriorly protecting the core with a rigid ligand shell of PhC≡C- and Ph2PE2- (E = S, Ag64-S; E = Se, Ag64-Se). Both clusters have similar outer Ag58 tetrahedral cages and [Ag6E4@(VO4)4] cores, forming a pair of comparable clusters to decrypt the origin of such a high PLQY, particularly in Ag64-S, where the PLQY reached up to 97%. The stronger suppression effect of inner sulfides for nonradiative decay is critical to boost the PLQY to near unity. Transient absorption spectroscopy is employed to confirm the phosphorescence nature. The quadruple-capping assembly mechanism involving Ag7 secondary building units on a Ag36 truncated tetrahedron was also established by collision-induced dissociation studies. This work not only provides a strategy of core engineering for the controlled syntheses of silver nanoclusters with high PLQY but also deciphers the origin of a near-unity PLQY, which lays a foundation for fabricating highly phosphorescent silver nanoclusters in the future.
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- Shan-Shan Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Three types of oxocarbon anions as templates were used to synthesize high-nuclear silver clusters, [Ag16(C2O4){S2P(OEt)2}12]2(PF6)4 (1), [Ag16(C4O4){S2P(OEt)2}12]2(PF6)4 (2), and [Ag32(S)2(C5O5)2{S2P(OEt)2}22](PF6)2 (3), and characterized by multi-NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. As the template size increases, the shape and size of the clusters change accordingly. The template effect in high-nuclear silver clusters has been investigated in this work.
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- Jian-Hong Liao
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 974301, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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Zhu C, Xin J, Li J, Li H, Kang X, Pei Y, Zhu M. Fluorescence or Phosphorescence? The Metallic Composition of the Nanocluster Kernel Does Matter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205947. [PMID: 35596616 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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It remains challenging to manipulate the nature of photoluminescence as either fluorescence or phosphorescence for a correlated cluster series. In this work, two correlated nanoclusters, Au5 Ag11 (SR)8 (DPPOE)2 and Pt1 Ag16 (SR)8 (DPPOE)2 with comparable structure features, were synthesized and structurally determined. These two alloy nanoclusters displayed distinct photoluminescent nature-the Au5 Ag11 nanocluster is fluorescent, whereas the Pt1 Ag16 nanocluster is phosphorescent. The decay processes of the excited electrons in these two nanoclusters have been explicitly mapped out by both experimental and theoretical approaches, disclosing the mechanisms of their fluorescence and phosphorescence. Specifically, the metallic compositions of the nanocluster kernels mattered in determining their photoluminescent nature. The results herein provide an intriguing nanomodel that enables us to grasp the origin of photoluminescence at the atomic level, which further paves the way for fabricating novel nanoclusters or cluster-based nanomaterials with customized photophysical properties.
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- Chen Zhu
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province, China, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province, China, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China.,Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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Li L, Zhu Y, Han B, Wang Q, Zheng L, Feng L, Sun D, Wang Z. A classical [V 10O 28] 6- anion templated high-nuclearity silver thiolate cluster. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9234-9237. [PMID: 35899795 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03003a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Polyoxovanadates (POVs) as templates are still scarcely observed in silver clusters. Herein, the largest known POV-based silver cluster (Ag50) was synthesized, which is a core-shell conformation composed of the in situ generated classical [V10O28]6- core and Ag50 shell, constrained by the S- and O-donor ligands with a specific distribution. Such {V10O28@Ag50} structure displays geometric inheritance from the D2h symmetric decavanadate to the silver skeleton. The solution behavior, solid-state stability and photoelectric properties are discussed in detail. This work provides enlightenment for the further construction of POV-templated high-nuclearity silver clusters.
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- Li Li
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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Sun P, Tang X, Yang W, Wang X, Zhou R, Chen N, Yuan SF. N-Heterocyclic Thione-Protected Ag 4 Tetrahedra and Ag 8 Cubes Cocrystallized in a Single Crystal. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:9251-9256. [PMID: 35723507 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Polynuclear silver clusters have attracted intensive attention in the academic community owing to their rich physicochemical properties. The development of thione-protected silver clusters has been lagging behind the well-explored thiolate-protected silver-sulfide clusters. Herein, we report two N-heterocyclic thione-protected silver clusters: [Ag4(2-TBI)6(SO4)3]2- (Ag4) and [Br@Ag8(2-TBI)12(SO4)2]3+ (Ag8) (2-TBI = 2-thiobenzimidazol), which cocrystallize to form cluster-based molecular crystals with a CaF2-type structure. The cocrystal shows high thermal stability in air. Notably, the two cluster-based layers are alternately assembled to exhibit a unique k-vector-differential crystallographic arrangement. This work may lay a foundation for synthesis of atomically precise and stable silver clusters using readily available N-heterocyclic thione ligands.
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- Peipei Sun
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.,College of Chemistry and Materials Science, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Science, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Supramolecular Coordination Materials and Applications, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Zhu C, Xin J, Li J, Li H, Kang X, Pei Y, Zhu M. Fluorescence or Phosphorescence? The Metallic Composition of Nanocluster Kernel Does Matter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chen Zhu
- Anhui University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Xiangtan University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Anhui University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Anhui University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Xiangtan University Department of Chemistry CHINA
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- Anhui University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 111 Jiulong Rd 230601 Hefei CHINA
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Self-assembly of three Ag-polyoxovanadates frameworks for their efficient construction of C N bond and detoxification of simulant sulfur mustard. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ma XH, Si Y, Luo LL, Wang ZY, Zang SQ, Mak TCW. Directional Doping and Cocrystallizing an Open-Shell Ag 39 Superatom via Precursor Engineering. ACS NANO 2022; 16:5507-5514. [PMID: 35353504 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal precursors employed in the bottom-up synthesis of metal nanoclusters (NCs) are of great importance in directing their composition and geometrical structure. In this work, a silver nanocluster co-protected by phosphine and thiolate, namely, [Ag39(PFBT)24(TPP)8]2- (Ag39, PFBT = pentafluorobenzenethiol, TPP = triphenylphosphine), was isolated and structurally characterized. It adopts a three-layered Ag13@Ag18@Ag8S24P8 core-shell structure. The Ag13@Ag18 kernel is unusual in multilayer noble metal NCs. By introducing a copper precursor in the synthesis, a bimetallic nanocluster [Ag37Cu2(PFBT)24(TPP)8]2- (Ag37Cu2) with an identical structure to Ag39 apart from two outer Ag atoms being substituted by Cu atoms was obtained. Astoundingly, the Cu precursor used in the synthesis was found to be critical in determining the final structure. The alteration of the Cu precursor led to the cocrystallization of the above alloy nanocluster with a Ag14 nanocluster, namely, [Ag37Cu2(PFBT)24(TPP)8]2-·[Ag14(PFBT)6(TPP)8] (Ag37Cu2·Ag14). The electronic structure analyzed by theoretical calculation reveals that Ag39 is a 17-electron open-shell superatom. The optical absorption of Ag39, Ag37Cu2, and Ag37Cu2·Ag14 was compared and studied in detail. This work not only enriches the family of alloy metallic nanoclusters but also provides a metal NC-based cocrystal platform for in-depth study of its crystal growth and photophysical property.
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- Xiao-Hong Ma
- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and Henan Key Laboratory of Crystalline Molecular Functional Materials, Henan International Joint Laboratory of Tumor Theranostical Cluster Materials, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou 450001, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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Li H, Song F, Zhu D, Song Y, Zhou C, Ke F, Lu L, Kang X, Zhu M. Optical Activity from Anisotropic-Nanocluster-Assembled Supercrystals in Achiral Crystallographic Point Groups. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4845-4852. [PMID: 35167256 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Accomplishing optical activity in achiral materials has long been a challenge. Achiral nanomaterials that crystallize in achiral point groups are generally optically inactive. Herein we report the surprising observation of optical activity in several achiral point groups for supercrystals assembled from anisotropic metal nanoclusters with atomic precision. By analyzing multiple achiral nanoclusters with different molecular structures and symmetry space groups, we have identified that the molecular anisotropy of nanocluster entities and their asymmetric arrangement in point groups of supercrystals are the two key factors for the realization of optical activity in such supercrystals. We have further exploited the polarization effect of the nanocluster supercrystals as a polarization switch that can alter the polarized state of the linearly polarized light. Our findings have broadened the fundamental principles for producing nanomaterial-based optical activity and devices with polarization effects.
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- Hao Li
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Acquisition and Manipulation of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology and Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China
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Liu Q, Wu Y, Feng M, Chen W, Zheng Z. Rare Silver-Histidine Cluster Complex and Its Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Phase-Transition Behavior. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:8141-8149. [PMID: 35284717 PMCID: PMC8908525 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Silver complexes with proteinogenic amino acid ligands are of interest for biomedical and antimicrobial applications. In this work, we obtained {[Ag7(l-his)4](NO3)3·3H2O}0.2{[Ag8(l-his)4(H2O)2](NO3)4·3H2O}0.8 (1) and {[Ag7(d-his)4](NO3)3·3H2O}0.2{[Ag8(d-his)4(H2O)2](NO3)4·3H2O}0.8 (2), which represent the first example of any Ag-exclusive complex featuring a cluster-type core motif and with only proteinogenic amino acid ligands. Upon immersion into acetonitrile, an interesting single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation occurred to produce a new cluster complex of the formula [Ag8(l-his)4(NO3)(H2O)](NO3)3 (3). Using a racemic mixture of histidine, the reaction under otherwise identical conditions led to the production of the second example of a three-dimensional (3D) network structured Ag-exclusive complex with only a proteinogenic amino acid ligand. Compared with other Ag-histidine complexes in the literature, the significance of reaction conditions, particularly the Ag/histidine ratio and pH of the reaction mixture, is revealed. Temperature-dependent emission of 1 and 2 at 440 nm characteristic of silver-philophilic interactions was also observed.
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- Qingxin Liu
- Department
of Chemistry, Southern University of Science
and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University
of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Southern University of Science
and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Southern University of Science
and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Southern University of Science
and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University
of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Yu JQ, Xue CH, Zhou K, Fang Y, Ji JY, Chen BK, Bi YF. Trapping a [W10O32]6- decatungstate anion in an Ag44 nanowheel. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200072. [PMID: 35191620 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Compound [Ag 44 (W 10 O 32 )(S t Bu) 24 (CF 3 COO) 8 ](CF 3 COO) 6 ·6H 2 O ( 1 ) was synthesized through the one-pot method, which is the first case of isolating a new silver thiolate cluster containing a [W 10 O 32 ] 6- template which transforms from WO 4 2- polyoxoanion through a self-assembly process. The anionic nature of the reduced [W 10 O 32 ] 6- template and the effective silver-oxygen interaction contribute to the formation of the Ag 44 nanowheel in 1 . The luminescence, photocatalytic activity and electrochemistry properties of 1 were studied.
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- Jia-Qun Yu
- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, No. 1 Dandong Road West, 113001, Fushun, CHINA
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- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, School of Information and Control Engineering, CHINA
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- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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- Liaoning Shihua University College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, CHINA
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Kolay S, Bain D, Maity S, Devi A, Patra A, Antoine R. Self-Assembled Metal Nanoclusters: Driving Forces and Structural Correlation with Optical Properties. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12030544. [PMID: 35159891 PMCID: PMC8838213 DOI: 10.3390/nano12030544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Studies on self-assembly of metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are an emerging field of research owing to their significant optical properties and potential applications in many areas. Fabricating the desired self-assembly structure for specific implementation has always been challenging in nanotechnology. The building blocks organize themselves into a hierarchical structure with a high order of directional control in the self-assembly process. An overview of the recent achievements in the self-assembly chemistry of MNCs is summarized in this review article. Here, we investigate the underlying mechanism for the self-assembly structures, and analysis reveals that van der Waals forces, electrostatic interaction, metallophilic interaction, and amphiphilicity are the crucial parameters. In addition, we discuss the principles of template-mediated interaction and the effect of external stimuli on assembly formation in detail. We also focus on the structural correlation of the assemblies with their photophysical properties. A deep perception of the self-assembly mechanism and the degree of interactions on the excited state dynamics is provided for the future synthesis of customizable MNCs with promising applications.
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- Sarita Kolay
- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.K.); (S.M.)
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India; (D.B.); (A.D.)
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.K.); (S.M.)
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India; (D.B.); (A.D.)
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata 700032, India; (S.K.); (S.M.)
- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India; (D.B.); (A.D.)
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (R.A.)
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- CNRS, Institut Lumière Matière UMR 5306, Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, F-69100 Villeurbanne, France
- Correspondence: (A.P.); (R.A.)
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Jiang ZG, Wu WH, Jin BX, Zeng HM, Jin ZG, Zhan CH. A chloride-doped silver-sulfide cluster [Ag 148S 26Cl 30(CCBu t) 60] 6+: hierarchical assembly, enhanced luminescence and cytotoxicity to cancer cells. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:1971-1977. [PMID: 35060991 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07170j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The formation of high-nuclear silver(I) clusters remains elusive and their potential applications are still underdeveloped. Herein, we report an unprecedented gigantic Ag148 ([Ag148S26Cl30(CCBut)60](SbF6)6) cluster co-templated by Cl- and S2-, which was well-defined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and high-resolution mass spectrometry. The cluster exhibits a hierarchical structure consisting of fused Ag24X16 kernel, Ag60X20 shell and "cluster of clusters assembling" of four pentagonal concave polyhedral {Ag16X5} units. Furthermore, the silver cluster emits red light at room temperature with a prominent 39.6% QY. The cellular uptake and cytotoxicity indicate that Ag148 induces apoptosis of cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner.
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- Zhan-Guo Jiang
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P.R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Material, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, P.R. China.
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Su YM, Cao ZZ, Feng L, Xue QW, Tung CH, Gao ZY, Sun D. Thermally Hypsochromic or Bathochromic Emissions? The Silver Nuclei Does Matter. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2104524. [PMID: 34816615 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202104524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Structural modulation of core-shell silver nanoclusters from the inside is a huge challenge but of great importance in their syntheses. Herein, two silver nanoclusters [Ag3 S9 @Ag42 ] (SD/Ag45b) and [Ag9 S9 @Ag42 ] (SD/Ag51a) are isolated in the presence of different kinds of sulfonic acids. Uniquely, SD/Ag45b and SD/Ag51a show typical core-shell structures with the similar Ag42 shell but different cores. The outer shell of 42 silver atoms comprises two Ag3 trigons at two poles encircled by three equatorial distorted square cupolas (J4 , Ag12 ). The core in SD/Ag45b is a silver trigon ligated by nine S2- ions (Ag3 S9 ), while a tricapped triangular prismatic Ag9 also ligated by the same amount of S2- ions (Ag9 S9 ) is observed in the inner core of SD/Ag51a. The electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) indicates that the introduction of p-toluenesulfonic acid can realize the transformation from SD/Ag45b to Ag51 . SD/Ag45b and SD/Ag51a show inverse luminescence thermochromic behaviors in the near-infrared (NIR) region, mainly dictated by the inner silver cores. This work not only realizes the synthesis of new silver nanoclusters by core modulation but also provides a prototype to get molecular-level insight into the correlation between structure and luminescence thermochromism.
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- Yan-Min Su
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan, 250100, P. R. China
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Qian S, Wang Z, Zuo Z, Wang X, Wang Q, Yuan X. Engineering luminescent metal nanoclusters for sensing applications. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Li H, Zhou C, Wang E, Kang X, Xu W, Zhu M. An Insight, at the Atomic Level, into the Intramolecular Metallophilic Interaction in Nanoclusters. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:5092-5095. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cc00987k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The intermolecular metallophilic interaction has been exploited to orderly aggregate nanocluster compounds into multidimensional assemblies, while the intramolecular metallophilic interaction was rarely reported. Herein, based on an Au13Cu2 nanocluster template,...
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Biocompatible, Easily Separated and Dispersed Silver Clusters for Imaging of Cancer Cells. J CLUST SCI 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-020-01922-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Su YM, Li XY, Wang Z, Gao ZY, Huang XQ, Tung CH, Sun D. Structural rearrangement of Ag 60 nanocluster endowing different luminescence performances. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:234303. [PMID: 34937377 DOI: 10.1063/5.0070138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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It is well known that structure determines property, but obtaining a pair of silver nanoclusters with comparable structures to understand the structure-property relationship is a very challenging task. A new 60-nuclei silver nanocluster (SD/Ag60a) protected by a mixed-ligand shell of tBuS- and o-CH3OPhCOO- was obtained and characterized. Single crystal x-ray diffraction reveals that SD/Ag60a has an identical metal nuclearity and core-shell structural type to SD/Ag1 previously reported by our group, whereas the compositions of the core and shell have undergone a rearrangement from an Ag12 cuboctahedron core and an Ag48 rhombicuboctahedron shell in SD/Ag1 to an Ag14 rhombic dodecahedron core and an oval Ag46 shell in SD/Ag60a. The core enlargement from Ag12 to Ag14 originates from the replacement of two S2- in Ag12S15 by two Ag+, which gives a new Ag14S13 core. This result indicates that the metal frameworks of silver nanoclusters have some extent flexibility despite the same nuclearity, which can be influenced by ligands, solvents, anion templates, and others in the embryonic stage of the assembly. Interestingly, different core-shell architectures of Ag60 nanoclusters also significantly endow the different optical absorption bands, photocurrent-generating properties, and luminesecent behaviors. This work not only realizes the regulation of the core-shell structure of silver nanoclusters with the same nuclearity but also provides a comparable model for investigating the relationship of structure-photoelectric properties.
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- Yan-Min Su
- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Zhang J, Hao H, Zhang Y, Lv Y, Wang X, Liu H, Li S, Gao G. Coumarin Derivative Induced 3D Organo‐Silver(I) Complex with Tandem Hydrazine Detection and 4‐Nitrophenol Catalysis. CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.202100186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Jia‐Yuan Zhang
- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
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- College of Pharmacy Jiamusi University Jiamusi 154007 China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering University of Jinan Jinan 250022 China
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Wu WH, Zeng HM, Yu ZN, Wang C, Jiang ZG, Zhan CH. Unusual structural transformation and luminescence response of magic-size silver(I) chalcogenide clusters via ligand-exchange. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:13337-13340. [PMID: 34816834 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06007d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Structural transformations of nanoclusters provide a platform to tune their properties and understand the fundamental science due to their intimate structure-property correlation. Here, we present an alkynyl ligand-exchange induced growth of atomically precise silver(I) clusters, which are particularly of interest because of their luminescence response at room temperature. SCXRD and UV-vis map out the growth steps of the cluster from [Ag32S3(CCBut)23]3+ featuring a pseudo-D3h concave Ag32S3 to [Ag45S6(CCPhBr)32]+ with a pseudo-Oh core-shell Ag9S6@Ag24@Ag12, which is driven by a thermodynamic route under the disruption of ligands. To our knowledge, the findings in this work establish the first example of ligand-exchange as a versatile tool for tuning the size and luminescence of semiconductor silver(I) clusters.
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- Wei-Hong Wu
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, No. 688, Yingbin Avenue, Jinhua, Zhejiang, 321004, China.
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Liu Z, Zhang X, Wan R, Li H, Hong Y, Ma P, Niu J, Wang J. A Rh-substituted polyoxometalate with an acetate-modified building block {As 2W 22O 76(CH 3COO) 2}. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:10250-10253. [PMID: 34528652 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03646g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The first example of Rh-substituted organic-inorganic hybrid arsenotungstate [H2N(CH3)2]8{[Na(H2O)4]NaAs2W22(CH3COO)2O76 Rh2(N(CH3)2)2}·H2O (1) synthesised in an aqueous solution by the conventional method is reported. Two [Rh(N(CH3)2)]3+ fragments are imbedded into the vacancy of the [NaAs2W22(CH3COO)2O76]15- unit by Rh-As bonds [2.439(1) Å], which are observed in POM chemistry for the first time.
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- Zhen Liu
- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Chemistry, Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan 475004, P. R. China.
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The beauty of binary phases: A facile strategy for synthesis, processing, functionalization, and application of ultrasmall metal nanoclusters. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Yan N, Xia N, Wu Z. Metal Nanoparticles Confronted with Foreign Ligands: Mere Ligand Exchange or Further Structural Transformation? SMALL 2021; 17:e2000609. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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- Nan Yan
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei Anhui 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei Anhui 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience Institute of Solid State Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei Anhui 230031 P. R. China
- Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology Anhui University Hefei Anhui 230601 P. R. China
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Han BL, Wang Z, Gupta RK, Feng L, Wang S, Kurmoo M, Gao ZY, Schein S, Tung CH, Sun D. Precise Implantation of an Archimedean Ag@Cu 12 Cuboctahedron into a Platonic Cu 4Bis(diphenylphosphino)hexane 6 Tetrahedron. ACS NANO 2021; 15:8733-8741. [PMID: 33909407 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c00942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Precision loading of nanoclusters in confined spaces, which has been enthusiastically pursued in the scientific realm, is still associated with some mysteries of "how", "when", and "why". Here, we isolated two similar heterometallic cluster-in-cage compounds, [Ag@Cu12S8@Cu4(dpph)6]X (X = OH, SD/AgCu16a and X = PF6, SD/AgCu16b; SD = SunDi), by use of an antigalvanic reaction between organometallic [PhC≡CCu]n and Ph3CSH with elemental silver. Both compounds are formed by fitting an Archimedean Ag@Cu12 cuboctahedral cluster into a Platonic Cu4(dpph)6 tetrahedral cage [dpph = bis(diphenylphosphino)hexane]. The Ag@Cu12 cluster is a hollow cuboctahedral Cu12 cage filled with a central AgI atom, and all eight triangular faces of the Ag@Cu12 cuboctahedron are triply capped by eight S2- ions, four of which in a tetrahedral array further internally pillar four Cu vertices of the outer Cu4(dpph)6 tetrahedron, fixing the cluster in the cage. Both compounds can be deemed as molecular fragments excised from porous nanomaterials filled with discrete nanoclusters, thus providing more details for understanding the confined growth of atomically precise nanoclusters. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) reveals that the AgCu16 cluster is quite stable in CH2Cl2 and can stepwise lose dpph ligand in the gas phase under increased collision energy. This work not only presents a precise aggregation of metal atoms in a confined cavity to form a cluster-in-cage compound but also provides deep insights into the binding and geometry matching between clusters and cages in one entity.
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- Bao-Liang Han
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
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- Institut de Chimie de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS-UMR 7177, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, Strasbourg 67008 Cedex, France
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Normal University, Henan, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China
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- California NanoSystems Institute and Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1563, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, People's Republic of China
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Ge R, Li XX, Zheng ST. Recent advances in polyoxometalate-templated high-nuclear silver clusters. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Alamer B, Bootharaju MS, Kozlov SM, Cao Z, Shkurenko A, Nematulloev S, Maity P, Mohammed OF, Eddaoudi M, Cavallo L, Basset JM, Bakr OM. [Ag 9(1,2-BDT) 6] 3-: How Square-Pyramidal Building Blocks Self-Assemble into the Smallest Silver Nanocluster. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:4306-4312. [PMID: 33726492 PMCID: PMC8041283 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The emerging promise of few-atom metal catalysts has driven the need for developing metal nanoclusters (NCs) with ultrasmall core size. However, the preparation of metal NCs with single-digit metallic atoms and atomic precision is a major challenge for materials chemists, particularly for Ag, where the structure of such NCs remains unknown. In this study, we developed a shape-controlled synthesis strategy based on an isomeric dithiol ligand to yield the smallest crystallized Ag NC to date: [Ag9(1,2-BDT)6]3- (1,2-BDT = 1,2-benzenedithiolate). The NC's crystal structure reveals the self-assembly of two Ag square pyramids through preferential pyramidal vertex sharing of a single metallic Ag atom, while all other Ag atoms are incorporated in a motif with thiolate ligands, resulting in an elongated body-centered Ag9 skeleton. Steric hindrance and arrangement of the dithiolated ligands on the surface favor the formation of an anisotropic shape. Time-dependent density functional theory based calculations reproduce the experimental optical absorption features and identify the molecular orbitals responsible for the electronic transitions. Our findings will open new avenues for the design of novel single-digit metal NCs with directional self-assembled building blocks.
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- Badriah
J. Alamer
- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Taif University, Taif 11099, Saudi Arabia
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- Center
for Nanoparticle Research, Institute for
Basic Science, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
- School
of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Institute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Functional
Materials Design, Discovery and Development Research Group, Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Functional
Materials Design, Discovery and Development Research Group, Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi
Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Division of Physical Sciences
and Engineering, King Abdullah University
of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi
Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Functional
Materials Design, Discovery and Development Research Group, Advanced
Membranes and Porous Materials Center, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Division
of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King
Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- KAUST
Catalysis Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Kang X, Wei X, Jin S, Wang S, Zhu M. Controlling the Crystallographic Packing Modes of Pt 1Ag 28 Nanoclusters: Effects on the Optical Properties and Nitrogen Adsorption-Desorption Performances. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:4198-4206. [PMID: 33103416 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We herein report the manipulation of the crystallographic packing modes of Pt1Ag28(S-Adm)18(PPh3)4 nanoclusters by altering counterions as different polyoxometalates (POMs). Specifically, the Cl- anion of the presynthesized Pt1Ag28 nanocluster was substituted by POM anions including [Mo6O19]2-, [W6O19]2-, or [PW12O40]3-. The crystal lattices of these Pt1Ag28 nanoclusters with diverse anions showed distinct packing modes and thus manifested remarkably distinguishable crystalline-state optical properties and nitrogen adsorption-desorption performances. Overall, the combination of intercluster control in this work and intracluster control reported previously (the control over metal-ligand within the nanocluster framework) accomplished a more comprehensive manipulation over the M29(SR)18(PR'3)4 nanocluster system, which enables us to further grasp the structure-property correlations at the atomic level.
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- Xi Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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Wang X, Wang S, Qian S, Liu N, Dou X, Yuan X. Mechanistic insights into the two-phase synthesis of heteroleptic Au nanoclusters. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:3512-3518. [PMID: 33565545 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08152c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A mechanistic study on the two-phase synthesis of heteroleptic Au nanoclusters (NCs) is reported here. First, the effects of binary ligands on controlling the size of Au NCs were examined: (1) the binary ligands could exhibit an eclectic effect on the size control of Au NCs if the binding affinities of such hetero-ligands with Au are comparable and (2) the binary ligands could exhibit a competitive effect on the size control of Au NCs, and the size of the Au NCs could be determined by the ligand with stronger binding affinity to Au. This finding is interesting and can shed some light on the design of new functional metal NCs. Secondly, the formation mechanism of the heteroleptic Au NCs that originated from the complex precursors was unprecedentedly studied. The complex precursors of the heteroleptic Au NCs were identified to be the predominant hybridized ligand#1-Au(i)-ligand#2 species, which is helpful for understanding the synthetic mechanisms in depth. Moreover, the growth processes of the heteroleptic Au NCs were also monitored, and some fundamental perceptions about the growth pathway and the structures of the Au NCs were obtained.
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- Xiangyu Wang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China. and Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669
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Zhao D, Song J, Zhang X, Wang F, Li B, Yang L, Deng Y, Li Q, Fan L. A pillar-layered binuclear 3D cobalt(ii) coordination polymer as an electrocatalyst for overall water splitting and as a chemosensor for Cr(vi) anion detection. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00685a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A 3D pillar-layered cobalt(ii) CP with a 3D (4,6)-connected {44·610·8}{44·62} fsc net was designed and it showed great potential as an electrocatalyst in the overall water splitting and as a chemosensor for Cr(vi) anion detection.
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- Dongsheng Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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- Center for Optics Research and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan, P. R. China
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Pillay MN, van Zyl WE, Liu CW. A construction guide for high-nuclearity (≥50 metal atoms) coinage metal clusters at the nanoscale: bridging molecular precise constructs with the bulk material phase. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:24331-24348. [PMID: 33300525 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05632d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Synthesis remains a major strength in chemistry and materials science and relies on the formation of new molecules and diverse forms of matter. The construction and identification of large molecules poses specific challenges and has historically lain in the realm of biological (organic)-type molecules with evolved synthesis methods to support such endeavours. But with the development of analytical tools such as X-ray crystallography, new synthesis methods toward large metal-based (inorganic) molecules and clusters have come to the fore, making it possible to accurately determine the precise distribution of hundreds of atoms in large clusters. In this review, we focus on different synthesis protocols used to form new metal clusters such as templating, alloying and size-focusing strategies. A specific focus is on group 11 metals (Cu, Ag, Au) as they currently predominate large metal cluster investigations and related Au and Ag bulk surface phenomena. This review focuses on metal clusters that have very high-nuclearity, i.e. with 50 or more metal centers within the isolated cluster. This size domain, it is believed, will become increasingly important for a variety of applications as these metal clusters are positioned at the interface between the molecular and bulk phases, whilst remaining a classic nanomaterial and retaining unique nano-sized properties.
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- Michael N Pillay
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu Natal, Westville Campus, Durban 4000, South Africa.
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Distance makes a difference in crystalline photoluminescence. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5572. [PMID: 33149132 PMCID: PMC7643180 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19377-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Crystallization-induced photoluminescence weakening was recently revealed in ultrasmall metal nanoparticles. However, the fundamentals of the phenomenon are not understood yet. By obtaining conformational isomer crystals of gold nanoclusters, we investigate crystallization-induced photoluminescence weakening and reveal that the shortening of interparticle distance decreases photoluminescence, which is further supported by high-pressure photoluminescence experiments. To interpret this, we propose a distance-dependent non-radiative transfer model of excitation electrons and support it with additional theoretical and experimental results. This model can also explain both aggregation-induced quenching and aggregation-induced emission phenomena. This work improves our understanding of aggregated-state photoluminescence, contributes to the concept of conformational isomerism in nanoclusters, and demonstrates the utility of high pressure studies in nanochemistry.
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Muhammad W, Ni J, Jagličić Z, Cui P, Gao L, Sun D. Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of a decanuclear Fe(III)/oxo cluster. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.01.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Zhao M, Huang S, Fu Q, Li W, Guo R, Yao Q, Wang F, Cui P, Tung C, Sun D. Ambient Chemical Fixation of CO
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Using a Robust Ag
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Cluster‐Based Two‐Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Meihua Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Physics Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252000 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252000 P. R. China
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Zhao M, Huang S, Fu Q, Li W, Guo R, Yao Q, Wang F, Cui P, Tung C, Sun D. Ambient Chemical Fixation of CO
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Cluster‐Based Two‐Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:20031-20036. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Meihua Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Physics Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252000 P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
- College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clean Production of Fine Chemicals Shandong Normal University Jinan 250014 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of Ministry of Education State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials Shandong University Jinan 250100 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252000 P. R. China
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Li S, Yan Z, Li X, Kong Y, Li H, Gao G, Zheng Y, Zang S. Stepwise Achievement of Circularly Polarized Luminescence on Atomically Precise Silver Clusters. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:2000738. [PMID: 32775159 PMCID: PMC7404152 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202000738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The weakly coordinated anionic nitrate ligands in a centrosymmetric Ag20 cluster are replaced in a stepwise manner by chiral amino acids and two achiral luminescent sulfonic-group-containing ligands while nearly maintaining the original silver(I) cage structure. This surface engineering enables the atomically precise Ag20 clusters to exhibit the high-efficiency synergetic effects of chirality and fluorescence, producing rare circularly polarized luminescence among the metal clusters with a large dissymmetry factor of (|glum|) ≈ 5 × 10-3. This rational approach using joint functional ligands further opens a new avenue to diverse multifunctional metal clusters for promising applications.
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- Si Li
- Green Catalysis Centerand College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210023China
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- Green Catalysis Centerand College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- Green Catalysis Centerand College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- Green Catalysis Centerand College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Materials Science and EngineeringUniversity of JinanJinan250022China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringNanjing UniversityNanjing210023China
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- Green Catalysis Centerand College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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