title: Total structure and electronic properties of the gold nanocrystal Au36(SR)24.
abstract: A golden opportunity: the total structure of a Au(36)(SR)(24) nanocluster reveals an unexpected face-centered-cubic tetrahedral Au(28) kernel (magenta). The protecting layer exhibits an intriguing combination of binding modes, consisting of four regular arch-like staples and the unprecedented appearance of twelve bridging thiolates (yellow). This unique protecting network and superatom electronic shell structure confer extreme stability and robustness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Chenjie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Huifeng
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gao
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Nathaniel L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Rosi
authors.forename: Bokwon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Whetten
authors.forename: Uzi
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Landman
authors.forename: Rongchao
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jin
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004583:Electrons; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011789:Quantum Theory
chemical_list: D006046:Gold