Golden ball in a golden cage
Date | 21st, Mar 2019 |
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Source | EurekAlert - Scientific News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Researchers have synthesized a tiny structure from 32 gold atoms. This nanocluster has a core of 12 gold atoms surrounded by a shell of 20 additional gold atoms. As the scientists report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the unusual stability of this cluster results from electronic interactions with amido and phosphine ligands bound to its surface.