Transitions in Discrete Absorption Bands of Au130 Clusters upon Stepwise Charging by Spectroelectrochemistry.
ACS Nano
; 9(8): 8344-51, 2015 Aug 25.
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Rich and tunable physicochemical properties make noble metal clusters promising candidates as novel nanomolecules for a variety of applications. Spectroelectrochemistry analysis is employed to resolve previously inaccessible electronic transitions in Au130 clusters stabilized by a monolayer of di- and monothiolate ligands. Well-defined quantized double-layer charging of the Au core and oxidizable ligands make this Au130 nanocluster unique among others and enable selective electrolysis to different core and ligand charge states. Subsequent analysis of the corresponding absorption changes reveals that different absorption bands originate from different electronic transitions involving both metal core energy states and ligand molecular orbitals. Besides the four discrete absorption bands in the steady-state UV-visible-near-IR absorption spectrum, additional transitions otherwise not detectable are resolved upon selective addition/removal of electrons at cores and ligand energy states, respectively, upon electrolysis. An energy diagram is proposed that successfully explains the major features observed in electrochemistry and absorption spectroscopy. Those assignments are believed applicable and effective to explain similar transitions observed in some other Au thiolate clusters.
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