title: The Magic Au60 Nanocluster: A New Cluster-Assembled Material with Five Au13 Building Blocks.
abstract: Herein, we report the synthesis and atomic structure of the cluster-assembled [Au60Se2(Ph3P)10(SeR)15](+) material. Five icosahedral Au13 building blocks from a closed gold ring with Au-Se-Au linkages. Interestingly, two Se atoms (without the phenyl tail) locate in the center of the cluster, stabilized by the Se-(Au)5 interactions. The ring-like nanocluster is unprecedented in previous experimental and theoretical studies of gold nanocluster structures. In addition, our optical and electrochemical studies show that the electronic properties of the icosahedral Au13 units still remain unchanged in the penta-twinned Au60 nanocluster, and this new material might be a promising in optical limiting material. This work offers a basis for deep understanding on controlling the cluster-assembled materials for tailoring their functionalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Yongbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Fangyu
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Shengli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China).
authors.forename: Hongping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Centre for Atomic Engineering of Advanced Materials, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 (P. R. China). zmz@ahu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Manzhou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhu
keywords: cluster-assembled materials; crystallography; gold nanoclusters; selenolate; surface chemistry