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 nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles,
providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure …

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 …

Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal
nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …

Continuing research on the preparation and structural determination of monolayer-protected
silver clusters has been performed. The compounds include mixed-valence Ag0/1+ clusters …

Pure and doped gold/silver clusters protected by monolayers of organic ligands have
attracted much interest as novel functional materials owing to their nonbulk-like, size-specific …

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 …

The design of surface ligands is crucial for ligand‐protected gold nanoclusters (Au NCs).
Besides providing good protection for Au NCs, the surface ligands also play the following …

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 …

The manipulation of metal cluster enantiomers and their reconstruction remain challenging.
Here, for the first time, we report an enantiomeric pair of hydride copper clusters [Cu18H …