Title Information
Title
Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters: Syntheses, Properties and Applications
Type of Resource (primo)
dissertations
Name: Personal
Name Part
Gao, Zehua
Role
Role Term: Text
creator
Name: Personal
Name Part
Wang, Lai-Sheng
Role
Role Term: Text
Advisor
Name: Personal
Name Part
Sun, Shouheng
Role
Role Term: Text
Reader
Name: Personal
Name Part
Robinson, Jerome
Role
Role Term: Text
Reader
Name: Corporate
Name Part
Brown University. Department of Chemistry
Role
Role Term: Text
sponsor
Origin Information
Copyright Date
2022
Physical Description
Extent
, None p.
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born digital
Note: thesis
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Brown University, 2022
Genre (aat)
theses
Abstract
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters have attracted much attention over the past decade due to their well-defined structures which allow fundamental studies of structure-property relationships. They can serve as ideal models of nanoparticles and establish the bridge between metal complexes and conventional nanoparticles. The tetrahedral Au20 pyramidal cluster, discovered to be highly stable in the gas phase with different types of surface sites, has long been our pursuit as the perfect model catalyst. Towards this aim, many interesting clusters have been discovered and their structure-property relationships have been uncovered. This thesis mainly focuses on the syntheses of phosphine-protected gold clusters and the elucidation of ligand-Au interactions, optical and electronic properties as well as the application of atomically precise gold nanoclusters as model catalysts to understand catalytic reactions from the atomical level.
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Topic
Chemistry, Inorganic
Subject
Topic
cluster materials
Language
Language Term (ISO639-2B)
English
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RPB
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20230207