Structural patterns at all scales in a nonmetallic chiral Au 133 (SR) 52 nanoparticle

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1500045
• Publication Date: 2015-03-21T04:03:47Z
• Authors: Chenjie Zeng; Yuxiang Chen; Kristin Kirschbaum; Kannatassen Appavoo; Matthew Y. Sfeir; Rongchao Jin
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences; Research Articles; 0104 chemical sciences

X-ray crystallography unravels molecular self-assembly and structural ordering on the curved surface of the largest gold nanoparticle, consisting of 133 atoms.