Chiroptical activity of Au<sub>13</sub> clusters: experimental and theoretical understanding of the origin of helical charge movements
Yukatsu Shichibu, Yuri Ogawa, Mizuho Sugiuchi, Katsuaki Konishi
Abstract
pentagons), and provide a visual understanding of the origin of helical charge movements with transition-moment and transition-density analyses. This work provides novel insights into the chiroptical activities of ligand-protected metal clusters with intrinsically chiral cores.
Topics & Concepts
Charge (physics)Chemical physicsChemistryCrystallographyPhysicsMaterials scienceComputational chemistryQuantum mechanicsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications