Theoretical chemistry of gold. II

P Pyykkö - Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2005 - Elsevier
Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

Structural study of gold clusters

L Xiao, B Tollberg, X Hu, L Wang - The Journal of chemical physics, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to study gold clusters of up to
55 atoms. Between the linear and zigzag monoatomic Au nanowires, the zigzag nanowires …

Interaction of amino acids with gold and silver clusters

AH Pakiari, Z Jamshidi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007 - ACS Publications
Binding of gold and silver clusters with amino acids (glycine and cysteine) was studied using
density functional theory (DFT). Geometries of neutral, anionic, and cationic amino acids …

SERS for probing highly reactive Pd sites with elongated Pd–Pd bonds on the Au surface

H Zhao, W Ran, G He, H Wei, J Sun, X Zhou, S Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Bond length is an important structural parameter that can affect the activity of catalysts. In
core–shell gold–palladium (Au@ Pd) nanocatalysts, sites with elongated Pd–Pd bonds …

Structure and bonding of (, Mg, Al, Si, P, and S) clusters

C Majumder, AK Kandalam, P Jena - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter …, 2006 - APS
The atomic and electronic structure of Au 5 M (M= Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, and Au) clusters have
been investigated using generalized gradient approximation to the density functional theory …

Density functional study of structural and electronic properties of bimetallic copper–gold clusters: comparison with pure and doped gold clusters

HQ Wang, XY Kuang, HF Li - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The geometrical structures, relative stabilities, and electronic properties of small bare gold
clusters Auλn and bimetallic complexes of bare metal clusters with one copper atom Aun …

Applications of metal nanoclusters supported on the two-dimensional material graphene in electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction

S Chen, H Zhu, T Li, P Liu, C Wu, S Jia, Y Li… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have been demonstrated to exhibit superior catalytic
performance compared to single nanoparticles. This is attributed to their quantized …

DFT Study of Bimetallic Palladium−Gold Clusters PdnAum of Low Nuclearities (n + m ≤ 14)

G Zanti, D Peeters - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2010 - ACS Publications
Bimetallic palladium− gold Pd n Au m clusters of low nuclearity (n+ m≤ 14) are studied
using the density functional theory at B3LYP level with a Lanl2DZ pseudopotential to …

Tuning Selectivity in Catalytic Conversion of CO2 by One-Atom-Switching of Au9 and Au8Pd1 Catalysts

X Cai, X Sui, J Xu, A Tang, X Liu, M Chen… - CCS …, 2021 - chinesechemsoc.org
The optimization of catalysts for CO2 hydrogenation that is carried out in a traditional fixed-
bed reactor predominantly focuses on pursuing various nanoparticles at the nanoscale …

CO-Induced Diffusion of Ni Atoms to the Surface of Ni–Au Clusters on TiO2(110)

SA Tenney, W He, CC Roberts, JS Ratliff… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The growth, surface composition, and chemical activity of Ni–Au clusters on TiO2 (110) have
been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), low energy ion scattering (LEIS) …