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 …

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 …

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

Metal nanoclusters serve as an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. The
transformation of metal nanoclusters has been fully reflected in their studies from every …

Controlling nanoparticles with atomic precision has long been a major dream of
nanochemists. Breakthroughs have been made in the case of gold nanoparticles, at least for …

While core–shell nanomaterials are highly desirable for realizing enhanced optical and
catalytic properties, their synthesis with atomic‐level control is challenging. Here, the …

Abstract Ultrasmall (< 2 nm) ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been an
emerging class of functional materials with rich coordination chemistry, finding increasing …

Ligand protected noble metal nanoparticles are excellent building blocks for colloidal self‐
assembly. Metal nanoparticle self‐assembly offers routes for a wide range of multifunctional …

Due to their excellent catalytic properties under mild reaction conditions, well-defined,
nanosized noble metal catalysts have potential applications in the manufacture of fine …

Ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) are ultrasmall particles (< 3 nm) that represent
the molecular state of metal materials. Owing to their molecule-like structure—particularly …