Terahertz Raman Spectroscopy of Ligand-Protected Au8 Clusters

被引:24
作者
Kato, Masaru [1 ,2 ]
Shichibu, Yukatsu [1 ,2 ]
Ogura, Kazuya [2 ]
Iwasaki, Mitsuhiro [2 ]
Sugiuchi, Mizuho [2 ]
Konishi, Katsuaki [1 ,2 ]
Yagi, Ichizo [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Hokkaido Univ, Fac Environm Earth Sci, Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0600810, Japan
[2] Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Environm Sci, Kita Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0600810, Japan
关键词
ULTRAFAST RELAXATION DYNAMICS; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; GOLD CLUSTERS; GRAPHENE; MODULATION;
D O I
10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02227
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
For ligand-protected gold clusters, geometrical differences of gold cores and/or the presence of secondary gold core-ligand interactions influence their unique optical and electronic properties and can, in principle, be detected by spectral changes of gold core vibrations (phonon modes) in ultralow-frequency Raman spectroscopy. We report experimental and theoretical Raman spectra of Au-8 clusters protected by phosphine ligands particularly in the "gold cluster fingerprint" region from 50 to 150 cm(-1) Raman shift (1.5 to 4.5 terahertz, THz). A characteristic core breathing mode observed at ca. 123 cm(-1) was sensitive to differences of core geometries. A new band was found at ca. 150 cm(-1), originating from a local strain on a polyhedral gold core caused by weak Au center dot center dot center dot pi interactions. THz Raman spectroscopy can be utilized for metal nanoclusters to visualize core structural changes and Au center dot center dot center dot pi interactions, which cannot be captured by single crystal X-ray analysis.
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页码:7996 / 8001
页数:6
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