IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/nat/natcom/v8y2017i1d10.1038_s41467-017-02250-4.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Solution-phase synthesis of Al13 − using a dendrimer template

Author

Listed:
  • Tetsuya Kambe

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Naoki Haruta

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Takane Imaoka

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • Kimihisa Yamamoto

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology
    Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Superatoms, clusters that mimic the properties of elements different to those of which they are composed, have the potential to serve as building blocks for unprecedented materials with tunable properties. The development of a method for the solution-phase synthesis of superatoms would be an indispensable achievement for the future progress of this research field. Here we report the fabrication of aluminum clusters in solution using a dendrimer template, producing Al13 −, which is the most well-known superatom. The Al13 − cluster is identified using mass spectrometry and scanning transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy is used to measure the binding energies. The superatomic stability of Al13 − is demonstrated by evaluating its tendency toward oxidation. In addition, the synthesis of Al13 − in solution enables electrochemical measurements, the results of which suggest oxidation of Al13 −. This solution-phase synthesis of Al13 − superatoms has a significant role for the experimental development of cluster science.

Suggested Citation

  • Tetsuya Kambe & Naoki Haruta & Takane Imaoka & Kimihisa Yamamoto, 2017. "Solution-phase synthesis of Al13 − using a dendrimer template," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-02250-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02250-4
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02250-4
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1038/s41467-017-02250-4?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Masahiro Shibuta & Tomoya Inoue & Toshiaki Kamoshida & Toyoaki Eguchi & Atsushi Nakajima, 2022. "Al13− and B@Al12− superatoms on a molecularly decorated substrate," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-02250-4. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.nature.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.