Composition Studies for Unknown Gold Nanoclusters
EMSL Project ID
48105
Abstract
The composition of novel atomic-precise gold clusters protected by phosphine ligand is crucial for the potential optical or catalytic applications of this new material family. The high-resolution mass spectroscopy, especially the isotopic pattern, has proven to be one of the most powerful tools to obtain the composition, as well as other valuable information. The mass spectroscopy in EMSL is a state-of-the-art machine which would be very useful for studying our unknown gold clusters.
Project Details
Project type
Limited Scope
Start Date
2013-08-19
End Date
2013-10-19
Status
Closed
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Team
Principal Investigator
Team Members
Related Publications
Chen J, Q Zhang, PG Williard, and LS Wang. 2014. "Synthesis and Structure Determination of a New Au20 Nanocluster Protected by Tripodal Tetraphosphine Ligands." Inorganic Chemistry 53(8):3932-3934. doi:10.1021/ic500562r
Chen J, Q Zhang, TA Bonaccorso, PG Williard, and LS Wang. 2013. "Controlling Gold Nanoclusters by Diphospine Ligands." Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(1):92-95. doi:10.1021/ja411061e