Recent Advances in Plasmonic Photocatalysis Based on TiO2 and Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Energy Conversion, Environmental Remediation, and Organic …

A Kumar, P Choudhary, A Kumar, PHC Camargo… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonic photocatalysis has emerged as a prominent and growing field. It enables the
efficient use of sunlight as an abundant and renewable energy source to drive a myriad of …

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 …

Ligand effect on switching the rate-determining step of water oxidation in atomically precise metal nanoclusters

Z Liu, H Tan, B Li, Z Hu, D Jiang, Q Yao… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The ligand effects of atomically precise metal nanoclusters on electrocatalysis kinetics have
been rarely revealed. Herein, we employ atomically precise Au25 nanoclusters with different …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring gold nanocluster properties for biomedical applications: From sensing to bioimaging and theranostics

SM Farkhani, P Dehghankelishadi, A Refaat… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs)—ultra-small …

Ligand design in ligand‐protected gold nanoclusters

B Zhang, J Chen, Y Cao, OJH Chai, J **e - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Interactions of metal nanoclusters with light: fundamentals and applications

T Chen, H Lin, Y Cao, Q Yao, J **e - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The interactions of materials with light determine their applications in various fields. In the
past decade, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a promising class of …

Rational design and modulation strategies of Mo-based electrocatalysts and photo/electrocatalysts towards nitrogen reduction to ammonia (NH3)

M Arif, M Babar, U Azhar, M Sagir, MB Tahir… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a promising strategy of free energy storage carrier, mainly ammonia (NH 3) is produced
through the Haber-Bosch process, having extensive requirement of the energy along with …

Structural chemistry of giant metal based supramolecules

AV Virovets, E Peresypkina, M Scheer - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
The review presents a bird-eye view on the state of research in the field of giant
nonbiological discrete metal complexes and ions of nanometer size, which are structurally …

Correlations between the fundamentals and applications of ultrasmall metal nanoclusters: Recent advances in catalysis and biomedical applications

Z Liu, Z Wu, Q Yao, Y Cao, OJH Chai, J **e - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Ultrasmall metal nanoparticles (NPs) with a well-defined composition and structure, the so-
called metal nanoclusters (NCs, usually smaller than 3 nm in size), represent the forefront …

Cu26 Nanoclusters with Quintuple Ligand Shells for CO2 Electrocatalytic Reduction

S Li, X Yan, J Tang, D Cao, X Sun, G Tian… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Copper nanostructures represent an important class of materials in CO2 electrocatalytic
reduction (CO2ER) reactions, but deciphering their molecular structures, especially those …