Issue 19, 2024

Construction of novel Ag(0)-containing silver nanoclusters by regulating auxiliary phosphine ligands

Abstract

Controlled synthesis of metal clusters through minor changes in surface ligands holds significant interest because the corresponding entities serve as ideal models for investigating the ligand environment's stereochemical and electronic contributions that impact the corresponding structures and properties of metal clusters. In this work, we obtained two Ag(0)-containing nanoclusters (Ag17 and Ag32) with near-infrared emissions by regulating phosphine auxiliary ligands. Ag17 and Ag32 bear similar shells wherein Ag17 features a trigonal bipyramid Ag5 kernel while Ag32 has a bi-icosahedral interpenetrating an Ag20 kernel. Ag17 and Ag32 showed a near-infrared emission (NIR) of around 830 nm. Benefiting from the rigid structure, Ag17 displayed a more intense near-infrared emission than Ag32. This work provides new insight into the construction of novel superatomic silver nanoclusters by regulating phosphine ligands.

Graphical abstract: Construction of novel Ag(0)-containing silver nanoclusters by regulating auxiliary phosphine ligands

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Meur. 2024
Accepted
11 Ebr. 2024
First published
12 Ebr. 2024

Nanoscale, 2024,16, 9361-9366

Construction of novel Ag(0)-containing silver nanoclusters by regulating auxiliary phosphine ligands

Q. Ma, X. Zhai, J. Huang, Y. Si, X. Dong, S. Zang and T. C. W. Mak, Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 9361 DOI: 10.1039/D4NR01152J

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