Isomeric effects in rod-shaped Au20 clusters: a comparative study on near-infrared photothermal enhancement

Minjian Wu1, Lin Qin2, Linhua Wang1

  • 1MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Sciences, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China. lyyao@bit.edu.cn.

Materials Horizons
|January 23, 2026
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