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 …

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 …

A sustainable future demands innovative breakthroughs in science and technology today,
especially in the energy sector. Earth‐abundant resources can be explored and used to …

An intercluster reaction between Au25 (PET) 18 and Ir9 (PET) 6 producing the alloy cluster,
Au22Ir3 (PET) 18 exclusively, is demonstrated where the ligand PET is 2-phenylethanethiol …

Mass spectrometry (MS), a hundred-year-old subject, has been a technique of profound
importance to molecular science. Its impact in solid-state materials science has not been …

Noble metal iridium nanostructures have been gaining significant research interest due to
their unique optical, electronic and catalytic properties for promising applications, which …

Hydrogen reduction of an Ir (I) complex featured by a bulky N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)
ligand in dichloromethane gave small-sized (1.8 nm) Ir nanoparticles (NPs) decorated with …

We report the synthesis of a new silver cluster,[Ag59 (2, 5-DCBT) 32] 3−(I)(2, 5-DCBT: 2, 5-
dichlorobenzenethiol), which acts as a precursor for the synthesis of three well-known silver …

Fluorescent iridium nanoclusters (IrNCs) consisting of up to 7 Ir atoms were prepared by
heating IrCl 3 in N, N-dimethylformamide. No other reagents are required. High resolution …

Nanometer-sized and stable thiolate-protected cobalt clusters were synthesized by a wet
chemical method, leading to a pink solution with well-defined optical activity (ultraviolet …