X-ray Crystal Structure of Au38-xAgx(SCH2CH2Ph)24 Alloy Nanomolecules

• Published in: The journal of physical chemistry letters Vol. 6; no. 7; p. 1223
• Main Authors: Kumara, Chanaka, Gagnon, Kevin J, Dass, Amala
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.04.2015
• Subjects: crystal structure; alloy nanomolecules; gold−silver alloy; monolayer protected clusters; Au38

Herein, we report the X-ray crystallographic structure of a 38-metal atom Au-Ag alloy nanomolecule. The structure of monometallic Au38(SR)24 consists of 2 central Au atoms and 21 Au atoms forming a bi-icosahedral core protected by 6 dimeric and 3 monomeric units. In Au38-xAgx(SR)24,where x ranges fr...