Nanogold Is Different from Macroscopic Gold (IMAGE)

Academy of Finland

Nanogold Is Different from Macroscopic Gold

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Nanogold is different from macroscopic gold. The small 102-gold atom cluster (right) behaves like a giant molecule, but slightly larger 144-gold atom cluster is like a metal. The image on the right is from ref. 1

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The University of Jyväskylä

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