Gold Nanoclusters: Size-Controlled Synthesis and Crystal Structures

摘要

One of the major goals in nanoparticle research is to investigate their unique properties not seen in bulk materials or small molecules. In this chapter, we focus on a new class of gold nanoparticles (often called nanoclusters) that possess atomic precision (as opposed to conventional nanoparticles with a size distribution). The synthetic methods for obtaining atomically precise thiolate-protected gold nanocluters are first discussed, followed by the anatomy of the X-ray crystal Structures of gold nanoclusters.