Journal
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL D
Volume 52, Issue 1-3, Pages 179-182Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2008-00271-3
Keywords
-
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Density functional theory calculations of the circular dichroism spectra of ligand-protected gold nanoclusters are performed to gain insight into the physical origin of their optical activity. The case of two different atomic models of the thiolated Au-38(SCH3)(24) nanocluster is studied in detail, where the contribution to the circular dichroism spectra from the building parts of the nanoparticle, named core atoms, shell atoms, and ligand molecules, arc analyzed separately. The results support the proposal of an intrinsically or ligand-induced chiral metallic core as the main responsible of their optical activity.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available