Research on nanocluster transformation has generally focused on stable nanoclusters,while analysis of the structural evolutions of metastable nanoclusters just began to receive attention recently.Herein,we report the ...Research on nanocluster transformation has generally focused on stable nanoclusters,while analysis of the structural evolutions of metastable nanoclusters just began to receive attention recently.Herein,we report the structural determination of a metastable Ag_(27)H_(11)(SPhMe_(2))_(12)(DPPM)_(6)nanocluster and its spontaneous transformation into a size-reduction Ag_(8)(SPhMe_(2))_(8)(DPPM)_(1)nanocluster as well as ligandexchange-triggered transformation into a size-growth Ag_(29)(SSR)_(12)(DPPM)_(4)nanocluster.The new structure of Ag_(27)and its structural transformations hopefully provide some implication to the in-depth understanding of metastable nanoclusters.展开更多
基金financial support from the NSFC(21631001,21871001,and 91961121)the Ministry of Education,and the University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province(GXXT-2020-053).
文摘Research on nanocluster transformation has generally focused on stable nanoclusters,while analysis of the structural evolutions of metastable nanoclusters just began to receive attention recently.Herein,we report the structural determination of a metastable Ag_(27)H_(11)(SPhMe_(2))_(12)(DPPM)_(6)nanocluster and its spontaneous transformation into a size-reduction Ag_(8)(SPhMe_(2))_(8)(DPPM)_(1)nanocluster as well as ligandexchange-triggered transformation into a size-growth Ag_(29)(SSR)_(12)(DPPM)_(4)nanocluster.The new structure of Ag_(27)and its structural transformations hopefully provide some implication to the in-depth understanding of metastable nanoclusters.