Au16Cd16(SC6H11)20: A Glance at Structure-Property Relationship

Ruan，Chenhao1; Xiang，Huixin1; Yan，Hao1; Deng，Yuanxin2; Zhao，Yue3; Xu，Cong Qiao4; Li，Jun4,5; Yao，Chuanhao1,2

2023

10.1002/smll.202305056

Small   Impact Factor & Quartile

1613-6810

1613-6829

Doping Cd atom(s) into gold clusters is very promising in both theoretical study and practical applications. However, it has long been a challenge to synthesize heavily Cd-doped AuCd bimetallic clusters and thereby reveal their structure-property correlations. Herein a novel AuCd bimetallic cluster: AuCd(SCH) (SCH denotes deprotonated cyclohexanethiol) with a Cd to Au atomic ratio of 1:1 is reported. The precise structure of the cluster determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction demonstrates that it has a unique hexatetrahedron Au core and a distinctive shell. Intriguingly, due to the special protecting motifs, the cluster exhibits high stability in various conditions studied, indicating that the geometric structure is crucial in determining the stability of the cluster. Most importantly, the photothermal property of the cluster has been investigated in comparison with those of M-kernel (M denotes metal atoms) clusters, and the results imply that the compactness and the Cd atom doping of the core play important roles in dictating the photothermal effect of the cluster. The authors believe that this work will provide some ideas for the rational design of clusters with high stability and excellent photothermal property.

AuCd bimetallic clusters heavily doped photothermal effect structure-property relationship

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (2021JM-048), the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo (202003N4005), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22103035 and 22033005), and by the Guangdong Provincial Ke[2021JM-048] ; Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province[202003N4005] ; Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo["22103035","22033005"] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[2020B121201002]

Chemistry ; Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Materials Science ; Physics

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary ; Chemistry, Physical ; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology ; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary ; Physics, Applied ; Physics, Condensed Matter

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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH

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1.Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics,Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Ningbo Institute of NPU,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi'an,127 West Youyi Road,710072,China
2.Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics,Fujian Normal University,Fuzhou,350117,China
3.Coordination Chemistry Institute,State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Nanjing University,Nanjing,210023,China
4.Department of Chemistry,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
5.Department of Chemistry,Tsinghua University,Beijing,10084,China

Ruan，Chenhao,Xiang，Huixin,Yan，Hao,et al. Au16Cd16(SC6H11)20: A Glance at Structure-Property Relationship[J]. Small,2023.

Ruan，Chenhao.,Xiang，Huixin.,Yan，Hao.,Deng，Yuanxin.,Zhao，Yue.,...&Yao，Chuanhao.(2023).Au16Cd16(SC6H11)20: A Glance at Structure-Property Relationship.Small.

Ruan，Chenhao,et al."Au16Cd16(SC6H11)20: A Glance at Structure-Property Relationship".Small (2023).