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Molecular gold strings: aurophilicity, luminescence and structure–property correlations

Seifert, Tim P. 1; Naina, Vanitha R. 1; Feuerstein, Thomas J. 1; Knöfel, Nicolai D. 1; Roesky, Peter W. 1
1 Institut für Anorganische Chemie (AOC), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

This review covers the compound class of one-dimensional gold strings. These compounds feature a formally infinite repetition of gold complexes as monomers/repeating units that are held together by aurophilic interactions, i.e. direct gold–gold contacts. Their molecular structures are primarily determined in the solid state using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The chemical composition of the employed gold complexes is diverse and furthermore plays a key role in terms of structure characteristics and the resulting properties. One of the most common features of gold strings is their photoluminescence upon UV excitation. The emission energy is often dependent on the distance of adjacent gold ions and the electronic structure of the whole string. In terms of gold strings, these parameters can be fine-tuned by external stimuli such as solvent, pH value, pressure or mechanical stress. This leads to direct structure–property correlations, not only with regard to the photophysical properties, but also electric conductivity for potential application in nanoelectronics. Concerning these correlations, gold strings, consisting of self-assembled individual complexes as building blocks, are the ideal compound class to look at, as perturbations by an inhomogeneity in the ligand sphere (such as the end of a molecule) can be neglected. ... mehr


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000126917
Veröffentlicht am 28.11.2020
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DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04748a
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Zitationen: 34
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Anorganische Chemie (AOC)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2020
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2040-3364, 2040-3372
KITopen-ID: 1000126917
Erschienen in Nanoscale
Verlag Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Band 12
Heft 39
Seiten 20065–20088
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 01.10.2020
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