Bonding properties of thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters and structural analogs from X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Nanotechnology Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 193-206

  Chevrier, Daniel M ^a   Yang, Rui ^a   Chatt, Amares ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

gold; nanoclusters; thiolate gold; X ray absorption spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GOLD; GOLD COMPOUNDS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCLUSTERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

BONDING PROPERTY; ELECTRONIC BEHAVIORS; ELEMENT SPECIFIC; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GOLD NANOCLUSTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTECTED GOLD NANOCLUSTERS; THIOLATES;

GOLD NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84926653412     PISSN: 21919089     EISSN: 21919097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2015-0007     Document Type: Review

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