Atomically precise nanoclusters with reversible isomeric transformation for rotary nanomotors

Zhaoxian Qin; Jiangwei Zhang; Chongqing Wan; Shuang Liu; Hadi Abroshan; Rongchao Jin; Gao Li

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19789-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Atomically precise nanoclusters with reversible isomeric transformation for rotary nanomotors

Zhaoxian Qin,
Jiangwei Zhang,
Chongqing Wan,
Shuang Liu,
Hadi Abroshan,
Rongchao Jin,
Gao Li

Affiliations

Zhaoxian Qin: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jiangwei Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chongqing Wan: Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University
Shuang Liu: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hadi Abroshan: Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Rongchao Jin: Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Gao Li: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19789-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Atomically precise metal nanoclusters are an emerging class of precision nanomaterials and hold potential in many applications. Here, the authors devise a [Au13Ag12(PPh3)10Cl8]+ nanocluster with two conformational isomers that can reversibly convert in response to temperature, and hence acts as a rotary nanomotor.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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