Ligand-protected metal clusters possess hybrid properties that seamlessly combine an
inorganic core with an organic ligand shell, imparting them exceptional chemical flexibility …

Metal nanoclusters serve as an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. The
transformation of metal nanoclusters has been fully reflected in their studies from every …

Metal-containing clusters have attracted increasing attention over the past 2–3 decades.
This intense interest can be attributed to the fact that these discrete metal aggregates, whose …

Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Colloidal nanoparticles are being intensely pursued in current nanoscience research.
Nanochemists are often frustrated by the well-known fact that no two nanoparticles are the …

Surface coordination chemistry of nanomaterials deals with the chemistry on how ligands
are coordinated on their surface metal atoms and influence their properties at the molecular …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

The transition from nanocluster to nanocrystal is a central issue in nanoscience. The atomic
structure determination of metal nanoparticles in the transition size range is challenging and …

Silver nanoparticles with an atomically precise molecular formula [Ag25 (SR) 18]−(− SR:
thiolate) are synthesized, and their single-crystal structure is determined. This synthesized …

The bottom-up assembly of nanoparticles into diverse ordered solids is a challenge because
it requires nanoparticles, which are often quasi-spherical, to have interaction anisotropy akin …