Interfacial engineering has long been a vital means of improving thin-film device
performance, especially for organic electronics, perovskites, and hybrid devices. It greatly …

The discovery of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) revolutionized organometallic chemistry
due to their strong metal–ligand bonds. These strong bonds also lend enhanced stability to …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are established ligands for metal complexes and surfaces.
Here we go beyond monomeric NHCs and report on the synthesis of NHC polymers on gold …

N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) is an emerging anchor moiety for surface engineering and
various applications. While various deposition conditions have been reported, how these …

Asymmetric induction of metal clusters by ligation of chiral ligands is intriguing in terms of the
mechanism of chirality transfer and the stability of the resulting chiral structure. Here we …

The design of metal cluster-based materials exhibiting exceptional circular dichroism (CD)
and circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) performance has garnered significant attention …

Conspectus Plasmonic metal nanostructures have been extensively developed over the
past few decades because of their ability to confine light within the surfaces and manipulate …

Imidazolium cations enhance the performance of several electrodes in converting CO2 to
CO in non-aqueous media. In this publication, we elucidate the origin of the function of …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are promising monolayer-forming ligands that can
overcome limitations of thiol-based monolayers in terms of stability, surface functionality, and …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are promising modifiers and anchors for surface
functionalization and offer some advantages over thiol-based systems. Because of their …