Understanding ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters at work

MF Matus, H Häkkinen - Nature Reviews Materials, 2023‏ - nature.com
Ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters, commonly termed 'monolayer-protected metal
clusters'(MPCs), comprise a common set of structures with an inorganic core stabilized by an …

Chemical flexibility of atomically precise metal clusters

S Li, NN Li, XY Dong, SQ Zang, TCW Mak - Chemical Reviews, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Ligand-protected metal clusters possess hybrid properties that seamlessly combine an
inorganic core with an organic ligand shell, imparting them exceptional chemical flexibility …

Recent developments in the investigation of driving forces for transforming coinage metal nanoclusters

X Zou, X Kang, M Zhu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters serve as an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. The
transformation of metal nanoclusters has been fully reflected in their studies from every …

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 …

Eight-Electron Superatomic Cu31 Nanocluster with Chiral Kernel and NIR-II Emission

T Jia, ZJ Guan, C Zhang, XZ Zhu, YX Chen… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Owing to the inherent instability caused by the low Cu (I)/Cu (0) half-cell reduction potential,
Cu (0)-containing copper nanoclusters are quite uncommon in comparison to their Ag and …

Atomically precise noble metal nanoclusters as efficient catalysts: a bridge between structure and properties

Y Du, H Sheng, D Astruc, M Zhu - Chemical reviews, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

Efficient Photoreduction of Diluted CO2 to Tunable Syngas by Ni−Co Dual Sites through d‐band Center Manipulation

G Qian, W Lyu, X Zhao, J Zhou, R Fang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into syngas is a promising way to address the energy and
environmental challenges. Here we report the integration of Ni− Co dual sites on Ni doped …

Copper nanoclusters: designed synthesis, structural diversity, and multiplatform applications

A Baghdasaryan, T Bürgi - Nanoscale, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have gained tremendous research interest in
recent years due to their extraordinary properties. The molecular-like properties that …

Atomically precise colloidal metal nanoclusters and nanoparticles: fundamentals and opportunities

R **, C Zeng, M Zhou, Y Chen - Chemical reviews, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
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 …

Ligand design in atomically precise copper nanoclusters and their application in electrocatalytic reactions

Y Liu, J Yu, Y Lun, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are compositionally well‐defined and also structurally precise
materials with unique molecule‐like properties and discrete electronic energy levels …