Hierarchy of bond stiffnesses within icosahedral-based gold clusters protected by thiolates
The hierarchy of bond stiffness may contribute to the thermal properties of metal clusters. Here, the authors use X-ray absorption spectroscopy to study the stiffness of the gold–gold and gold–sulfur bonds in a series of thiolate-protected, icosahedral-based gold clusters.
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10414 |