ArticleNature chemistry2026
Transient Au-Cl adlayers modulate the surface chemistry of gold nanoparticles during redox reactions.
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- Selective Gold Recovery via Thermally Generated Water Microdroplets at Oil-Water Interfaces.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Ion-Specific Modulation of Ferri/Ferrocyanide-Driven Gold Dissolution Uncovered by Quantitative Quartz Crystal Microbalance Analysis.Analytical chemistry · 2026Article
- The role of Au-Cl adlayers in the Turkevich synthesis of gold nanoparticles.Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Quantum Hydrodynamic Theory for Sub-Nanometer Gaps: Atomic Protrusions Govern Near-Field Enhancement and Tunneling Signatures.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Transient Au-Cl adlayers modulate the surface chemistry of gold nanoparticles during redox reactions.Nature chemistry · 2026Article
- Tracking and Controlling Monolayer Water in Gold Nanogaps using Extreme Plasmonic Spectroscopy.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Controlling surface chemistry at the nanoscale is essential for stabilizing structure and tuning function in plasmonic, catalytic and sensing systems, where even trace ligands or ions can reshape surface charge and reactivity. However, probing such dynamic interfaces under operando conditions remains challenging, limiting efforts to engineer nanomaterials with precision. Here, using in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, we identify a transient Au-Cl adlayer that forms during electrochemical cycling at gold interfaces. The adlayer exhibits significant charge transfer between gold and chlorine, generating an outward-facing dipole that polarizes neighbouring atoms and modulates the local potential. This dipole stabilizes nanogap interfaces and directs oriented ligand rebinding, enabling reversible reconstruction of subnanometre architectures. It also alters interfacial charge distributions and mediates electron transfer between gold oxidation states, acting as a redox-active intermediate. These findings show how transient surface species shape nanoscale reactivity and stability, offering strategies for designing catalysts, sensors and nanomaterials.
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