Issue 19, 2022

Variable control of the electronic states of a silver nanocluster via protonation/deprotonation of polyoxometalate ligands

Abstract

The properties of metal nanoclusters depend on both their structures and electronic states. However, in contrast to the significant advances achieved in the synthesis of structurally well-defined metal nanoclusters, systematic control of their electronic states is still challenging. In particular, stimuli-responsive and reversible control of the electronic states of metal nanoclusters is attractive from the viewpoint of their practical applications. Recently, we developed a synthesis method for atomically precise Ag nanoclusters using polyoxometalates (POMs) as inorganic ligands. Herein, we exploited the acid/base nature of POMs to reversibly change the electronic states of an atomically precise {Ag27} nanocluster via protonation/deprotonation of the surrounding POM ligands. We succeeded in systematically controlling the electronic states of the {Ag27} nanocluster by adding an acid or a base (0–6 equivalents), which was accompanied by drastic changes in the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra of the nanocluster solutions. These results demonstrate the great potential of Ag nanoclusters for unprecedented applications in various fields such as sensing, biolabeling, electronics, and catalysis.

Graphical abstract: Variable control of the electronic states of a silver nanocluster via protonation/deprotonation of polyoxometalate ligands

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
24 fev 2022
Accepted
11 apr 2022
First published
12 apr 2022
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2022,13, 5557-5561

Variable control of the electronic states of a silver nanocluster via protonation/deprotonation of polyoxometalate ligands

K. Yonesato, S. Yamazoe, S. Kikkawa, D. Yokogawa, K. Yamaguchi and K. Suzuki, Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 5557 DOI: 10.1039/D2SC01156E

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