@article{253,
  keywords = {paper},
  author = {Xochitl Lopez-Lozano and Luis Pérez and Ignacio Garzón},
  title = {Enantiospecific Adsorption of Chiral Molecules on Chiral Gold Clusters},
  abstract = {\&nbsp;Enantioselectivity in gold clusters is investigated by studying the adsorption\&nbsp;of a chiral amino acid (cysteine) on a chiral Au<sub>55</sub> cluster using density\&nbsp;functional calculations. The highest adsorption energies were found when the\&nbsp;amino and thiolate functional groups of cysteine are bonded to the lowest\&nbsp;coordinated edges of the chiral cluster. Enantiospecific adsorption is\&nbsp;primarily obtained from the different bond location and strength, at the\&nbsp;cluster edge, of the carboxyl groups forming the left- and right-handed\&nbsp;enantiomers. These results provide theoretical support to convey\&nbsp;enantioselectivity in asymmetric nanocatalysts using chiral gold clusters.},
  year = {2006},
  journal = {Physical Review Letters},
  volume = {97},
  pages = {233401},
  month = {12/2006},
}