Electrochemical characterization of water-soluble Au 25 nanoclusters enabled by phase-transfer reaction

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 2476-2481

  Kwak, Kyuju ^a   Lee, Dongil ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; HOMO-LUMO ENERGY GAP; HYDROPHOBIC COUNTERIONS; ION-PAIRING; ORGANIC MEDIA; ORGANIC PHASE; PHASE TRANSFER; PHASE-TRANSFER REACTION; REDOX POTENTIALS; SOLVENT DEPENDENCE; SOLVENT POLARITY; SULFONATE ANION; TERMINAL GROUPS; VOLTAMMETRIC INVESTIGATION;

IONS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOLVENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOLUENE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84865980066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz301059w     Document Type: Article

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