Recent developments in the investigation of driving forces for transforming coinage metal nanoclusters

X Zou, X Kang, M Zhu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters serve as an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. The
transformation of metal nanoclusters has been fully reflected in their studies from every …

Toward active-site tailoring in heterogeneous catalysis by atomically precise metal nanoclusters with crystallographic structures

R **, G Li, S Sharma, Y Li, X Du - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous catalysis involves solid-state catalysts, among which metal nanoparticles
occupy an important position. Unfortunately, no two nanoparticles from conventional …

Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties

X Kang, Y Li, M Zhu, R ** - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles,
providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure …

Atomically precise clusters of noble metals: emerging link between atoms and nanoparticles

I Chakraborty, T Pradeep - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Surface chemistry of atomically precise coinage–metal nanoclusters: from structural control to surface reactivity and catalysis

J Yan, BK Teo, N Zheng - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus A comprehensive understanding of chemical bonding and reactions at the
surface of nanomaterials is of great importance in the rational design of their functional …

Atomically precise colloidal metal nanoclusters and nanoparticles: fundamentals and opportunities

R **, C Zeng, M Zhou, Y Chen - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
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 …

Antimicrobial silver nanomaterials

K Zheng, MI Setyawati, DT Leong, J **e - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is considered as one of the greatest health threats worldwide, and we
are in a staring competition with microbes as antibiotic resistance mounts faster than our …

[Ag25(SR)18]: The “Golden” Silver Nanoparticle

CP Joshi, MS Bootharaju, MJ Alhilaly… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Silver nanoparticles with an atomically precise molecular formula [Ag25 (SR) 18]−(− SR:
thiolate) are synthesized, and their single-crystal structure is determined. This synthesized …

Ultrastable silver nanoparticles

A Desireddy, BE Conn, J Guo, B Yoon, RN Barnett… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Noble-metal nanoparticles have had a substantial impact across a diverse range of fields,
including catalysis, sensing, photochemistry, optoelectronics,, energy conversion and …

Electronic and geometric structure, optical properties, and excited state behavior in atomically precise thiolate-stabilized noble metal nanoclusters

CM Aikens - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters are of interest for their potential
applications in areas such as bioimaging, catalysis, photocatalysis, and solar energy …