Nature Communications (Oct 2021)
A reasonable approach for the generation of hollow icosahedral kernels in metal nanoclusters
Abstract
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.