# Chemically reversible isomerization of inorganic clusters

Source: [Chemically reversible isomerization of inorganic clusters](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa39fd1e209131ce8c7011>)

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Authors: Curtis B. Williamson, Douglas R. Nevers, Andrew Nelson, Ido Hadar, Uri Banin, Tobias Hanrath, Richard D. Robinson

Published: 2019-06-26T11:37:56.000Z

## Abstract

Structural transformations in molecules and solids have generally been studied in isolation, while intermediate systems have eluded characterization. We show that a pair of CdS cluster isomers provides an advantageous experimental platform to study isomerization in well-defined atomically precise systems. The clusters coherently interconvert over an est. 1 eV energy barrier with a 140 meV shift in their excitonic energy gaps. There is a diffusionless, displacive reconfiguration of the inorganic core (solid-solid transformation) with first order (isomerization-like) transformation kinetics. Driven by a distortion of the ligand binding motifs, the presence of hydroxyl species changes the surface energy via physisorption, which determines phase stability in this system. This reaction possesses essential characteristics of both solid-solid transformations and molecular isomerizations, and bridges these disparate length scales.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1906.10984>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.10984.pdf>)