Monocarboxylate-protected two-electron <i>superatomic</i> silver nanoclusters with high photothermal conversion performance
Hao-Hai Wang, Jianyu Wei, Fahime Bigdeli, Farzaneh Rouhani, Hai‐Feng Su, Lingxiao Wang, Samia Kahlal, Jean‐François Halet, Jean‐Yves Saillard, Ali Morsali, Kuan‐Guan Liu
Abstract
molecular orbital 1S that has a substantial localization on the top and bottom vertices of the bipyramid. The π systems of the anthracenyl groups, as well as the 1S HOMO, are significantly involved in the optical and photothermal behavior of the clusters. The four characterized nanoclusters show high photothermal conversion performance in sunlight. These results show that the unprecedented use of mono-carboxylates in the stabilization of Ag nanoclusters is possible, opening the door for the introduction of various functional groups on their cluster surface.
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NanoclustersX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyMaterials scienceFourier transform infrared spectroscopyElectrospray ionizationCrystallographyMass spectrometryElectron affinity (data page)Cluster (spacecraft)Density functional theoryChemistryAnalytical Chemistry (journal)PhotochemistryNanotechnologyMoleculeComputational chemistryNuclear magnetic resonancePhysicsOrganic chemistryOpticsProgramming languageChromatographyComputer scienceNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis