Nanoscale atoms in solid-state chemistry

Xavier Roy; Chul Ho Lee; Andrew C. Crowther; Christine L. Schenck; Tiglet Besara; Roger A. Lalancette; Theo Siegrist; Peter W. Stephens; Louis E. Brus; Philip Kim; Michael L. Steigerwald; Colin Nuckolls

doi:10.1126/science.1236259

Nanoscale atoms in solid-state chemistry

Xavier Roy, Chul Ho Lee, Andrew C. Crowther, Christine L. Schenck, Tiglet Besara, Roger A. Lalancette, Theo Siegrist, Peter W. Stephens, Louis E. Brus, Philip Kim, Michael L. Steigerwald, Colin Nuckolls

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We describe a solid-state material formed from binary assembly of atomically precise molecular clusters. [Co₆Se₈(PEt ₃)₆][C₆₀]₂ and [Cr ₆Te₈(PEt₃)₆][C₆₀] ₂ assembled into a superatomic relative of the cadmium iodide (CdI₂) structure type. These solid-state materials showed activated electronic transport with activation energies of 100 to 150 millielectron volts. The more reducing cluster Ni₉Te₆(PEt₃) ₈ transferred more charge to the fullerene and formed a rock-salt-related structure. In this material, the constituent clusters are able to interact electronically to produce a magnetically ordered phase at low temperature, akin to atoms in a solid-state compound.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-160
Number of pages	4
Journal	Science
Volume	341
Issue number	6142
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1236259
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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