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Raman Spectroscopy Study of SOx Species Adsorbed on Au Nanocluster Surfaces

Posada B., Mercado L., Hernandez S., Castro M., Castro W., Murillo L., Briano J., Irizarry R., Ishikawa Y., Castro M., Castro W., The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, US

The reduction of Au3+ with SO3-2 is known to lead to the formation of gold nanoculsters and SO4-2 : n Au3+ + SO3-2 à + Aun + SO4-2 equation 1 This reaction is fundamental in [...]

Real Time Kinetic Measurements of Silver Nanocluster Growth

Mercado L., Castro M.E., Castro W., Vicuña E., Briano J.G., Ishikawa Y., Irizarry R., Solá L., Castro M.E., Castro W., University of Puerto Rico, US

Metallic clusters of noble metals are of tremendous technological importance due to their conduction properties, size, low reactivity and optical properties. Clusters containing as few as two and four silver atoms have been prepared in [...]