Beyond Anion Template: Polyoxometalate as a Property Influencer in High-Nuclearity Silver Thiolate Cluster.

Two 48-nuclei silver nanocages with similar structures and compositions were synthesized by using Keggin-type polyoxometalates (POMs) BW 12 and SiW 11 Ni as anionic templates. However, their photoluminescence and photocurrent properties showed obvious differences. These results suggest that POMs not only serve as anion templates in constructing silver clusters but also influence their properties.