A family of lead clusters with precious metal cores

Many Zintl ions with a single endohedrally encapsulated transition metal ion are known, but relatively few where clusters of two or more metals are present. Here, the authors report the synthesis and characterization of two clusters, [Au8Pb33]6− and [Au12Pb44]12−, which contain Au8 and Au12 cores su...

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Main Authors: Cong-Cong Shu, Harry W. T. Morgan, Lei Qiao, John E. McGrady, Zhong-Ming Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17187-4