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Published on: March 22, 2020
An anti-galvanic replacement reaction of DNA templated silver nanoclusters monitored by the light-scattering
Guoliang Liu1, Da-Qian Feng, Wenjie Zheng
1Department of Chemistry, School of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Abstract:
An anti-galvanic replacement reaction (AGRR) of copper(II) ions reduced by ultra-small ssDNA-templated silver nanoclusters forming Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticles was observed. The reaction is against the classic galvanic theory and was monitored sensitively by the light-scattering technique.

