Naslov
Catenane Structures of Homoleptic Thioglycolic Acid-Protected Gold Nanoclusters Evidenced by Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry and DFT Calculations

Autori
Comby-Zerbino, Clothilde ; Perić, Martina ; Bertorelle, Frank ; Chirot, Fabien ; Dugourd, Philippe ; Bonačić-Koutecký, Vlasta ; Antoine, Rodoplhe

Izvornik
Nanomaterials (2079-4991) 9 (2019), 3; 457, 7

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
gold nanoclusters ; thiolate ; catenane ; ion mobility ; DFT calculations

Sažetak
Thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters have highly size- and structure-dependent physicochemical properties and are a promising class of nanomaterials. As a consequence, for the rationalization of their synthesis and for the design of new clusters with tailored properties, a precise characterization of their composition and structure at the atomic level is required. We report a combined ion mobility- mass spectrometry approach with density functional theory (DFT) calculations for determination of the structural and optical properties of ultra-small gold nanoclusters protected by thioglycolic acid (TGA) as ligand molecules, Au10(TGA)10. Collision cross-section (CCS) measurements are reported for two charge states. DFT optimized geometrical structures are used to compute CCSs. The comparison of the experimentally- and theoretically-determined CCSs allows concluding that such nanoclusters have catenane structures.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika

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