2026-09-10 北海道大学

「配位駆動型」で実現する精密な合金ナノクラスターの構築
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- https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/news/2026/09/150-8.html
- https://pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/doi/10.1039/d6sc04505g/1290730/N-coordination-driven-anchoring-of-M2-dimers-M-Cu
窒素配位を利用したAu6クラスター上への銅・銀二量体の固定化:構造変化と発光増強N-coordination-driven anchoring of M2 dimers (M = Cu, Ag) on Au6 cluster: structural evolution and enhanced photoluminescence
Yukatsu Shichibu;Kazuki Yamada;Hiroshi Itakura;Hiroto Morita;Lan Xu;Katsuaki Konishi
Chemical Science Published:05 August 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sc04505g
Precise alloying of gold clusters is a cornerstone for tailoring their structures and properties; however, atomic-level control over heterometal placement remains elusive due to the inherently stochastic nature of conventional synthetic routes. Herein, we report a coordination-driven alloying strategy that enables site-specific grafting of M2 dimers (M = Cu, Ag) onto a Au6 core stabilized by pyridyl-bridged diphosphines. Single-crystal X-ray analysis reveals that pyridyl-N → M coordination governs the formation of these Au6M2 clusters, with Au6Cu2 adopting a markedly more compact framework. While heterometal incorporation slightly perturbs the absorption bands associated with frontier orbitals, it remarkably enhances near-infrared photoluminescence in solution, affording up to a 150-fold increase in quantum yield for Au6Cu2. Theoretical analyses identify the heterometals as electron-deficient, weakly interacting species, indicating a ligand-governed surface anchoring mode rather than core-level substitution. This work establishes coordination-driven postsynthetic alloying as a powerful and deterministic strategy for atomically precise engineering of gold-based alloy clusters via controlled heterometal anchoring.

