Transformation Chemistry of Gold Nanoclusters: From One Stable Size to Another

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 2976-2986

  Zeng, Chenjie ^a   Chen, Yuxiang ^a   Das, Anindita ^a   Jin, Rongchao ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LIGANDS; NANOPARTICLES;

ATOMIC PRECISION; DISPROPORTIONATIONS; GOLD NANOCLUSTER; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LIGAND EXCHANGES; ORGANIC TRANSFORMATIONS; TOTAL STRUCTURES; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS;

NANOCLUSTERS;

EID: 84938697080     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.5b01150     Document Type: Review

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