title: Facile synthesis of water-soluble Au(25-x)Ag(x) nanoclusters protected by mono- and bi-thiolate ligands.
abstract: A series of water-soluble Au25-xAgx nanoclusters (NCs) protected by mono- and bi-thiolate ligands are synthesized via the NaOH-mediated NaBH4 reduction method. Compositions of both the metal core and the ligand shell can be tailored by varying the feeding ratios of metal precursors and hetero-ligands, further enriching the functionalities of the NCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, 117585, Singapore. chexiej@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Xinyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Qiaofeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Zhentao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Kaiyuan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D014867:Water; D012834:Silver; D006046:Gold