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journal article·2016-11-08

Two Electron Reduction: From Quantum Dots to Metal Nanoclusters

Shan Jin, Shuxin Wang, Ling Xiong, Meng Zhou, Shuang Chen, Wenjun Du, Andong Xia, Yong Pei, Manzhou Zhu

Chemistry of Materials· Volume 28· Issue 21
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Abstract

The quantum dots (QDs) and metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have recently attracted increasing interest due to their intriguing physical–chemical properties. Nevertheless, the inherent correlations between them have rarely been explored. In this study, we successfully achieved the conversion of the silver QDs ([Ag 62 S 13 (SBu t ) 32 ] 4+ ) to silver MNCs ([Ag 62 S 12 (SBu t ) 32 ] 2+ ) via the electrochemical reduction method. A key intermediate could be obtained by setting the voltage at (−0.6) V, and its atomic structure has been determined to be [Ag 62 S 13 (SBu t ) 32 ] 2+ by single crystal X-ray crystallography. After that, the centroid S atom in the Ag 14 S cubic core can be extruded out of the clusters through the window via an energy favorable route during the reducing process which will be reported for the first time. The detailed conversion process and the accompanying changes of optical properties were studied. Our work revealed a unique case that QDs could be converted to MNCs.
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Nanomaterials

OpenAlex topics: Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

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Affiliations

Department of Chemistry and Center for Atomic Engineering of Energy Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China

Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Hunan Province 411105, P. R. China

The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, and Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China

Funding

Anhui University · Education Department of Hunan Province · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province · Department of Education, Anhui Province

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