Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of Optic-Electric Sensing and Analytical Chemistry for Life Science MOE College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering College of Materials Science and Engineering Qingdao University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266042 P. R. China
2. Department of Chemistry Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Chemistry and Applications of Ministry of Education Xiangtan University Xiangtan Hunan 411105 P. R. China
Abstract
AbstractUnderstanding the complete structure of noble metal nanoclusters is both academically and practically significant. However, progress has been hindered by the low synthetic efficiency of many nanocluster syntheses. In this study, we present the first high‐throughput syntheses of homo‐gold, homo‐copper, and gold‐copper alloy nanoclusters in dichloromethane at room temperature. Through high‐throughput screening, we successfully obtained three nanoclusters in a single reaction: Au18(SC6H11)14, [Au41Cu66(SC6H11)44](SbF6)3, and an unidentified copper cluster (referred to as Au18, Au41Cu66, and Cu−NC). The optimized synthesis route was achieved with the assistance of machine learning for experimental data analysis, which also guided the synthesis of other metal nanoclusters such as Au40Cu34(4‐S‐PhF)40 (Au40Cu34), [Au6Cu6(SPh)12]n ([Au6Cu6]n), and Au18Cu32(3,5‐C8H9S)36 (Au18Cu32)). This research demonstrates that high‐throughput screening can be a valuable tool in accelerating the development of nanocluster syntheses.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province