What does this research mean for the field?

Y@Cu15 is a novel spherical aromatic 18-electron bare superatomic molecular cluster that expands the known structural and electronic features of stable molecular clusters. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to identify new species that enhance the understanding of molecular clusters' structures and stability.

May 17, 2026Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics1 citations

Y@Cu 15 : a novel spherical aromatic 18-ce bare superatomic molecular cluster

PRPeter L. Rodríguez-KesslerCentro de Investigaciones en Optica AMAlvaro Muñoz‐CastroSan Sebastián University

Key Points

This research aims to identify new species that enhance the understanding of molecular clusters' structures and stability.
Designed and synthesized a novel spherical aromatic superatomic molecular cluster.
Analyzed structural and electronic properties through experimental techniques.
Demonstrated the unique stability characteristics of Y@Cu15 compared to traditional clusters.
Outlined the potential for these findings to inform the development of future molecular structures.

Abstract

Finding prototypical species that expand the structural and electronic features of molecular clusters is of interest for expanding the understanding of well-defined structures with particular stability.

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Rodríguez-Kessler et al. (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a095c037880e6d24efe203d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cp00667a

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