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Ligand Nano-cluster Arrays in a Supported Lipid Bilayer
Published on: April 23, 2017
Understanding a ligand's effects on intra-cluster and inter-cluster assembly
Li Tang1, Zhengmao Yin1, Ru Wang1
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China. shuxin_wang@qust.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Ligands play an essential role in cluster assembly; however, understanding this behavior at the atomic level is far off. In this work, Cd12Ag32(S-PhOMe)36(PPh)4@Cd6Ag2(S-PhOMe)6Cl6(PPh3)8@Ag6(S-PhOMe)6Cl2 (Abbrev. Cd12Ag32-1) and Cd12Ag32(S-c-C6H11)36 (Abbrev. Cd12Ag32-2) were synthesized and structurally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. An important finding is the selective adsorption of phosphine ligands that is caused by the different types of thiol ligands. In addition, Cd12Ag32-1 follows a unique stacking pattern in a superlattice with multiple inter-cluster channels. Overall, this study is helpful for an in-depth understanding of the effect of mixed ligands on nanocluster formation and the correlation between structure and properties in the nanocluster range.
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