Gold tetrahedra coil up: Kekulé-like and double helical superstructures

Abstract

Structures of gold clusters resemble the benzene and DNA molecules and reveal a “supermolecule” origin of the magic-sized clusters.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 02, 2015
Source ID
10.1126/sciadv.1500425

Entities

People

  • Chenjie Zeng
  • Chong Liu
  • Katsuyuki Nobusada
  • Nathaniel L Rosi
  • Rongchao Jin
  • Yuxiang Chen

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Kyoto University
  • University of Pittsburgh

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Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics