Thiolate‐protected metal nanoclusters: recent development in synthesis, understanding of reaction, and application in energy and environmental field

T Kawawaki, A Ebina, Y Hosokawa, S Ozaki, D Suzuki… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (NCs), which are composed of about 250 or fewer metal atoms, possess
great potential as novel functional materials. Fundamental research on metal NCs gradually …

One-, two-, and three-dimensional self-assembly of atomically precise metal nanoclusters

A Ebina, S Hossain, H Horihata, S Ozaki, S Kato… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoclusters (NCs), which consist of several, to about one hundred, metal atoms,
have attracted much attention as functional nanomaterials for use in nanotechnology …

Nanoparticle characterization based on STM and STS

S Kano, T Tada, Y Majima - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we describe recent progress made in the study of nanoparticles characterized
by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). Basic …

Toward the creation of stable, functionalized metal clusters

Y Negishi, W Kurashige, Y Niihori… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials which exhibit both stability and functionality are currently considered to hold
the most promise as components of nanotechnology devices. Thiolate (RS)-protected gold …

Logic operations of chemically assembled single-electron transistor

K Maeda, N Okabayashi, S Kano, S Takeshita… - ACS …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Double-gate single-electron transistors (SETs) were fabricated by chemical assembling
using electroless gold-plated nanogap electrodes and chemisorbed chemically synthesized …

Effects of silver nanoparticle do** on the electro-optical properties of polymer stabilized liquid crystal devices

X Yan, Y Zhou, W Liu, S Liu, X Hu, W Zhao, G Zhou… - Liquid …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Polymer stabilised liquid crystal (PSLC) devices are widely used in various smart light
modulation occasions. Their electro-optical properties can still be improved to address future …

Resonant tunneling in a colloidal CdS semiconductor quantum-dot single-electron transistor based on heteroepitaxial-spherical Au/Pt nanogap electrodes

G Ohkatsu, T Nishinobo, M Saruyama… - Nanoscale …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have unique discrete energy levels determined by the
particle size and material. Therefore, they have potential applications as novel optical and …

Simultaneous fabrication of nanogap gold electrodes by electroless gold plating using a common medical liquid

Y Yasutake, K Kono, M Kanehara, T Teranishi… - Applied Physics …, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
We report a simple and high yield method for fabricating multiple nanogaps simultaneously
by an electroless gold plating technique using electroless gold plating solution which …

Observation of Coulomb blockade and Coulomb staircases in superconducting films

RF Wang, YL **ong, H Yan, X Hu, M Osada, D Li… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Motivated by the discovery of superconductivity in the infinite-layer nickelate family, we
report an experimental endeavor to clean the surface of nickelate superconductor Pr 0.8 Sr …

Detection of electron tunneling across plasmonic nanoparticle–film junctions using nitrile vibrations

H Wang, K Yao, JA Parkhill, ZD Schultz - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The significant electric field enhancements that occur in plasmonic nanogap junctions are
instrumental in boosting the performance of spectroscopy, optoelectronics and catalysis …