When Metal Nanoclusters Meet Smart Synthesis

Z Yang, A Shi, R Zhang, Z Ji, J Li, J Lyu, J Qian… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) represent a fascinating class of ultrasmall
nanoparticles with molecule-like properties, bridging conventional metal–ligand complexes …

Precision Metal Nanoclusters Meet Proteins: Crafting Next-Gen Hybrid Materials

B Zhang, Z Liu, R Zhang, Q Yao, J **e - ACS nano, 2025 - ACS Publications
Metal nanoclusters (NCs), owing to their atomic precision and unique molecule-like
properties, have gained widespread attention for applications ranging from catalysis to …

Photoinduced Formation and Intercluster Conversion of a Thiol-Templated Copper Nanocluster

R Gupta, S Agrawal, S Rai, J Sarkar… - ACS Applied Optical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The preparation of metal nanoclusters through light–matter interaction is an unexplored
realm of nanomaterials research. A comprehensive understanding of the stages involved in …

Synergistic coordination of diphosphine with primary and tertiary phosphorus centers: Ultrastable icosidodecahedral Ag30 nanoclusters with metallic aromaticity

XY Ding, C Zhang, LX Shi, JY Wang, X Yang… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
As versatile ligands with extraordinary coordination capabilities, RPH2 (R= alkyl or aryl) are
rarely used in constructing metal nanoclusters due to their volatility, toxicity, spontaneous …

Sequential addition of cations increases photoluminescence quantum yield of metal nanoclusters near unity

X Wang, Y Zhong, T Li, K Wang, W Dong, M Lu… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Photoluminescence is one of the most intriguing properties of metal nanoclusters derived
from their molecular-like electronic structure, however, achieving high photoluminescence …

Understanding the Role of Potential and Cation Effect on Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction in All-Alkynyl-Protected Ag15 Nanoclusters

Y Chen, X Zhou, X Liu, Z Tang, L Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as an intriguing class of model
catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR). However, the interplay …

Ferrocene‐Functionalized Atomically Precise Metal Clusters Exhibit Synergistically Enhanced Performance for CO2 Electroreduction

G Deng, H Yun, Y Chen, S Yoo, K Lee… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of organometallic compounds with metal nanoparticles can, in principle,
generate hybrid nanocatalysts endowed with augmented functionality, presenting …

Reprogramming the Microenvironment of Cobalt Phthalocyanine by a Targeted Multifunctional π-Conjugated Modulator Enables Concerted CO2 Electroreduction

Z Wang, J Yang, Z Song, M Lu, W Wang, Z Ren… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Architecting the interfacial microenvironment is highly desirable for achieving enhanced
electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), but it is still a challenge. Herein, a π …

Size disproportionation among nanocluster transformations

C Zhu, L Lu, F Li, X Kang, M Zhu - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Controllable transformation is a prerequisite to the in-depth understanding of structure
evolution mechanisms and structure–property correlations at the atomic level. Most …

Ultrasmall metal nanoclusters as efficient luminescent probes for bioimaging

X Dou, S Saalah, CK Chiam, J **e… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs,< 2 nm) have emerged as a novel class of luminescent
probes due to their atomically precise size and tailored physicochemical properties. The …