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Synthesis, Characterization, and Functionalization of Hybrid Au/CdS and Au/ZnS Core/Shell Nanoparticles
Published on: March 2, 2016
Site-specific sulfur-for-metal replacement in a silver nanocluster
Ya-Ge Wu1,2, Jia-Hong Huang2, Chong Zhang2
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University Henan Key Laboratory of Coal Green Conversion, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, China. dongxiyan0720@hpu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A new Ag36 nanocluster with a closed electronic structure and eight valence electrons is reported, which has a similar structure to that of an open-shell Ag34 nanocluster with three valence electrons, except that in the shell two (Ag-PPh3)+ cations replace two S2- anions specifically. The fine structural modulation leads to various levels of activity for singlet oxygen photogeneration due to the distinct optical gaps of the nanoclusters.

