[Au25(SR)18]2(2-): a noble metal cluster dimer in the gas phase.
We present the first example of dimer formation in the monolayer protected atomically precise cluster system, Au25(SR)18, using ion mobility mass spectrometry. These transient species are shown to be important in explaining chemical reactivity between clusters.
Department of Chemistry, DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India. pradeep@iitm.ac.in.
Ananya
A
Baksi
Department of Chemistry, DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India. pradeep@iitm.ac.in.
Papri
P
Chakraborty
Department of Chemistry, DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India. pradeep@iitm.ac.in.
Shridevi
S
Bhat
Department of Chemistry, DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India. pradeep@iitm.ac.in.
Ganapati
G
Natarajan
Department of Chemistry, DST Unit of Nanoscience (DST UNS) and Thematic Unit of Excellence (TUE), Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600 036, India. pradeep@iitm.ac.in.
Thalappil
T
Pradeep