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Gold Nanoclusters: Size-Controlled Synthesis and Crystal Structures

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One of the major goals in nanoparticle research is to investigate their unique properties not seen in bulk materials or small molecules. In this chapter, we focus on a new class of gold nanoparticles (often called nanoclusters) that possess atomic precision (as opposed to conventional nanoparticles with a size distribution). The synthetic methods for obtaining atomically precise thiolate-protected gold nanocluters are first discussed, followed by the anatomy of the X-ray crystal structures of gold nanoclusters.

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We acknowledge financial support from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under AFOSR Award No. FA9550-11-1-9999 (FA9550-11-1-0147) and the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program.

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Zeng, C., Jin, R. (2014). Gold Nanoclusters: Size-Controlled Synthesis and Crystal Structures. In: Mingos, D. (eds) Gold Clusters, Colloids and Nanoparticles I. Structure and Bonding, vol 161. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2014_146

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