(abbreviated (AuAg) 44; n≤ 12) is reported. The mixed-metal (AuAg) 44 clusters,
synthesized with different reactant Au/Ag ratios, exhibit a fractal-like distribution, suggesting
that nucleation of the icosahedral core is a fractal growth process. X-ray crystallographic
studies provided unambiguous evidence that the doped Au atoms occupy the icosahedral
sites and the maximal doping is 12. The number of Au atoms (n) in [Au n Ag44–n (SR) 30] 4 …