title: Nano-scaling law: geometric foundation of thiolated gold nanomolecules.
abstract: Thiolated gold nanomolecules show a power correlation between the number of gold atoms and the thiolate ligands with a 2/3 scaling similar to Platonic and Archimedean solids. Nanomolecule stability is influenced by a universal geometric factor that is foundational to its stability through the Euclidean surface rule, in addition to the electronic shell closing factor and staple motif requirements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, 352 Coulter Hall, University, Mississippi 38677, USA. amal@olemiss.edu
authors.forename: Amala
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dass
mesh_terms: D004355:Drug Stability; D004581:Electronics / Q000379:methods; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014894:Weights and Measures / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold