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

Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal
nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …

Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are ultrasmall metal‐organic aggregates, composed of a metal
core less than 2 nm and a protecting shell of metal‐organic ligand motifs. The controlled …

Light is of essential importance to the universe and humankind. Light has been, and
continues to be, one of the most fundamental and indispensable elements to life and society …

Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have ultrasmall size (≤ 3 nm), precise molecular structure,
strong luminescence, size-sensitive physicochemical properties, engineerable metallic …

Thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters (or thiolated metal NCs) have recently emerged as a
promising class of functional materials because of their well-defined molecular structures …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Gold nanoclusters, consisting of a few to several hundred Au atoms with a core size below 2
nm, have attracted worldwide attention in the biomedicine because of their supernormal …

Thiolate-protected noble metal (eg, Au and Ag) nanoclusters (NCs) are ultra-small particles
with a core size of less than 3 nm. Due to the strong quantum confinement effects and …

This review provides a comprehensive description of nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of
gold nanoparticles, which can be used in biological applications. The main focus is placed …