Stronger-together: the cooperativity of aurophilic interactions
José Manuel Guevara‐Vela, Kristopher Hess, Tomás Rocha‐Rinza, Ángel Martín Pendás, Marcos Flores-Ãlamo, Guillermo Moreno‐Alcántar
Abstract
The unprecedented analysis of the energy distribution in multiple aurophilic interactions demonstrates the cooperative nature of Au⋯Au contacts. This non-additivity is relevant to the understanding of aurophilically-driven self-assembly.
Topics & Concepts
CooperativityCharacter (mathematics)CrystallographyChemistryOrder (exchange)Chemical physicsCooperative bindingMaterials scienceMathematicsOrganic chemistryFinanceGeometryBiochemistryEconomicsEnzymeMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresAdvanced Chemical Physics StudiesCrystallography and molecular interactions