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Origami Inspired Self-assembly of Patterned and Reconfigurable Particles

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Shell engineering to achieve modification and assembly of atomically-precise silver clusters.

Yan Jin¹, Chong Zhang¹, Xi-Yan Dong²

¹Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China. zangsqzg@zzu.edu.cn.

Chemical Society Reviews

|January 14, 2021

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Researchers precisely engineered silver clusters by modifying their shell layers, enabling new functional materials. This research explores structure-property relationships, particularly for luminescence, highlighting silver clusters

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Area of Science:

Nanotechnology and Material Science
Inorganic Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry

Background:

Monolayer-protected silver clusters (Ag0/1+ and Ag1+) with varying Ag atom counts are synthesized and structurally characterized.
Organic ligands, counter ions, and extraneous species form shell layers, influencing cluster properties.
Hierarchical assembly of silver clusters yields novel functional materials with unique physical and chemical properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To review strategies and recent advances in precise modification and hierarchical assembly of silver clusters via shell engineering.
To summarize structure-property and structure-functionality correlations, with a focus on the structure-luminescence relationship.
To scrutinize the potential of silver clusters as lighting materials and discuss future challenges and perspectives.

Main Methods:

Precise modification of shell configurations and components using coordination bonds and supramolecular interactions.
Hierarchical assembly of discrete silver clusters into advanced materials.
Detailed analysis of atomically-precise structures to establish electronic structures and structure-property correlations.

Main Results:

Demonstrated precise control over shell layers to achieve desired stability and specific functionalities in silver clusters.
Established clear correlations between cluster structure, properties, and functions, particularly luminescence.
Identified silver clusters as promising candidates for lighting materials due to their unique properties.

Conclusions:

Shell engineering provides a powerful strategy for developing functionality-oriented silver cluster-based materials.
Understanding structure-property relationships is crucial for designing advanced nanomaterials.
Silver clusters hold significant potential for nanotechnology and material science applications, especially in lighting.