A reasonable approach for the generation of hollow icosahedral kernels in metal nanoclusters

Xi Kang; Xiao Wei; Xiaokang Liu; Sicong Wang; Tao Yao; Shuxin Wang; Manzhou Zhu

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26528-w

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

A reasonable approach for the generation of hollow icosahedral kernels in metal nanoclusters

Xi Kang,
Xiao Wei,
Xiaokang Liu,
Sicong Wang,
Tao Yao,
Shuxin Wang,
Manzhou Zhu

Affiliations

Xi Kang: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University
Xiao Wei: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University
Xiaokang Liu: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Sicong Wang: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Tao Yao: National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Shuxin Wang: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University
Manzhou Zhu: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials, Anhui University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26528-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The origin of the hollow icosahedral M12 kernel in metal nanoclusters is under debate. Here the authors demonstrate the Au alloying-induced kernel collapse from small-sized nano-building blocks as a viable approach for the generation of hollow icosahedral M12 kernel in metal nanoclusters.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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