| Literature DB >> 16714382 |
Satya Bulusu1, Xi Li, Lai-Sheng Wang, Xiao Cheng Zeng.
Abstract
The fullerenes are the first "free-standing" elemental hollow cages identified by spectroscopy experiments and synthesized in the bulk. Here, we report experimental and theoretical evidence of hollow cages consisting of pure metal atoms, Au(n)(-) (n = 16-18); to our knowledge, free-standing metal hollow cages have not been previously detected in the laboratory. These hollow golden cages ("bucky gold") have an average diameter >5.5 A, which can easily accommodate one guest atom inside.Entities:
Year: 2006 PMID: 16714382 PMCID: PMC1482493 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0600637103
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205