Thiolate-protected gold cluster

Thiolate-protected gold clusters are a type of ligand-protected metal cluster, synthesized from gold ions and thin layer compounds that play a special role in cluster physics because of their unique stability and electronic properties. They are considered to be stable compounds.

These clusters can range in size up to hundreds of gold atoms, above which they are classified as passivated gold nanoparticles.

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