Role of Au4 units on the electronic and bonding properties of Au28(SR)20 nanoclusters from X-ray spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1217-1223

  Chevrier, Daniel M ^a   Zeng, Chenjie ^b   Jin, Rongchao ^b   Chatt, Amares ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GOLD; MULTILAYERS; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AB INITIO SIMULATIONS; BONDING PROPERTY; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CORE STRUCTURE; GOLD NANOCLUSTER; PROTECTED GOLD NANOCLUSTERS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THIOLATES;

NANOCLUSTERS;

EID: 84921268568     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp509296w     Document Type: Article

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