Largest hollow cage molecule yet made from 1000 atoms
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Katrina Krämer2020-09-01T13:30:00
Giant polyoxymetalate cluster contains 240 molybdenum, 740 oxygen and 20 sulfur atoms
A giant hollow molecule containing 1000 atoms self-assembled into an unusual pentagonal dodecahedron has been created by researchers in China. The molecule’s 240 molybdenum ions make it the highest nuclearity hollow dodecahedra cage ever reported – and it’s a superb proton conductor, too.