High-resolution crystal structure of a 20 kDa superfluorinated gold nanocluster

Claudia Pigliacelli; Angela Acocella; Isabel Díez; Luca Moretti; Valentina Dichiarante; Nicola Demitri; Hua Jiang; Margherita Maiuri; Robin H. A. Ras; Francesca Baldelli Bombelli; Giulio Cerullo; Francesco Zerbetto; Pierangelo Metrangolo; Giancarlo Terraneo

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29966-2

Nature Communications (May 2022)

High-resolution crystal structure of a 20 kDa superfluorinated gold nanocluster

Claudia Pigliacelli,
Angela Acocella,
Isabel Díez,
Luca Moretti,
Valentina Dichiarante,
Nicola Demitri,
Hua Jiang,
Margherita Maiuri,
Robin H. A. Ras,
Francesca Baldelli Bombelli,
Giulio Cerullo,
Francesco Zerbetto,
Pierangelo Metrangolo,
Giancarlo Terraneo

Affiliations

Claudia Pigliacelli: Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
Angela Acocella: Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, V. F. Selmi 2
Isabel Díez: Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
Luca Moretti: IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano
Valentina Dichiarante: Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
Nicola Demitri: Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.S. 14 Km 163.5 in Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza
Hua Jiang: Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
Margherita Maiuri: IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano
Robin H. A. Ras: Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science
Francesca Baldelli Bombelli: Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
Giulio Cerullo: IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano
Francesco Zerbetto: Dipartimento di Chimica “G. Ciamician”, Università di Bologna, V. F. Selmi 2
Pierangelo Metrangolo: Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano
Giancarlo Terraneo: Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29966-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The synthesis of atomically precise gold nanoclusters is highly desired for fundamental studies and applications. Here, the authors report the formation of a superfluorinated gold nanocluster stabilized by a multi-branched highly fluorinated thiol ligand, and characterize its crystal structure and molecule-like spectroscopic properties.

Published in Nature Communications

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