Ultrasmall coinage metal nanoclusters (NCs,< 3 nm) have emerged as a novel class of
theranostic probes due to their atomically precise size and engineered physicochemical …

Atomically precise gold nanoclusters provide great opportunities to explore the relationship
between the structure and properties of nanogold catalysts. A nanocluster consists of a …

Immunotherapy is an advanced therapeutic strategy of cancer treatment but suffers from the
issues of off-target adverse effects, lack of real-time monitoring techniques, and …

Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs)—ultra-small …

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 …

Abstract Near‐infrared II (NIR‐II) imaging at 1100–1700 nm shows great promise for medical
diagnosis related to blood vessels because it possesses deep penetration and high …

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 …

Nucleation in atomic crystallization remains poorly understood, despite advances in
classical nucleation theory. The nucleation process has been described to involve a …