Contact: Shu-Yan Yu
yusy@chem.ruc.edu.cn
Wiley-Blackwell

Golden Crown

Caption: A giant, crown-like Au36 ring aggregate with continuous metal-metal contacts (see picture; gold(I) centers are in ball and stick representation) is formed by an Au(I)-Au(I) bonding interaction directed self-assembly.

Credit: (C) Wiley-VCH 2008

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