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X-ray Crystallographic Visualization of a Nucleation and Anisotropic Growth in Thiolate-Protected Gold Clusters: Toward Targeted Synthesis of Gold Quantum Needles

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This research demonstrates anisotropic growth and nucleation in gold clusters, revealing implications for targeted synthesis.

The study reveals the mechanisms of nucleation and growth in gold clusters, enhancing our understanding of cluster morphology.
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction confirmed the structures of small gold clusters, including Au25 with an icosahedral core.
Utilizing a novel synthetic method, researchers optimized conditions to produce thiolate-protected gold clusters successfully.
The findings suggest that structural insights can lead to the targeted synthesis of anisotropic gold clusters, or 'gold quantum needles'.

Takano et al. (2025) studied this question.

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