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 …

Insights into interfaces, stability, electronic properties, and catalytic activities of atomically precise metal nanoclusters from first principles

Q Tang, G Hu, V Fung, D Jiang - Accounts of chemical research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Atomically precise, ligand-protected metal nanoclusters are of great interest for
their well-defined structures, intriguing physicochemical properties, and potential …

Au 25 (SR) 18: the captain of the great nanocluster ship

X Kang, H Chong, M Zhu - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Visible to NIR‐II Photoluminescence of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters

Z Liu, L Luo, R ** - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a new class of precision
materials and attracted wide interest in recent years. One of the unique properties of such …

Interactions of metal nanoclusters with light: fundamentals and applications

T Chen, H Lin, Y Cao, Q Yao, J **e - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The interactions of materials with light determine their applications in various fields. In the
past decade, ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a promising class of …

Precise synthesis, functionalization and application of thiolate-protected gold clusters

W Kurashige, Y Niihori, S Sharma, Y Negishi - Coordination Chemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Thiolate-protected gold clusters (Au n (SR) m) have received significant attention as new
functional nanomaterials because they exhibit size-specific physical and chemical …

Atomically precise thiolate‐protected gold nanoclusters: Current status of designability of the structure and physicochemical properties

S Hossain, D Hirayama, A Ikeda, M Ishimi… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thiolate (SR)‐protected gold nanoclusters (Aun (SR) m NCs) are a rare type of material
capable of simultaneously exhibiting multiple physicochemical properties well‐suited to …

Three-stage evolution from nonscalable to scalable optical properties of thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters

M Zhou, T Higaki, Y Li, C Zeng, Q Li… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The evolution of the optical properties of gold nanoclusters (NCs) versus size is of great
importance because it not only reveals the nature of quantum confinement in NCs, but also …

Fabrication of Au25(SG)18–ZIF‐8 Nanocomposites: A Facile Strategy to Position Au25(SG)18 Nanoclusters Inside and Outside ZIF‐8

Y Luo, S Fan, W Yu, Z Wu, DA Cullen… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional composite materials are currently highly desired for sustainable energy
applications. A general strategy to integrate atomically precise Au25 (SG) 18 with ZIF‐8 (Zn …

Origins of Visible and Near-Infrared Emissions in [Au25(SR)18] Nanoclusters

M Zhou, Y Song - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
The origin of photoluminescence in [Au25 (SR) 18]− nanoclusters remains elusive, and
there is not a universal model that can well explain the experimental result. Here, we design …