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 …

Atomically precise clusters of noble metals: emerging link between atoms and nanoparticles

I Chakraborty, T Pradeep - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

Atomically precise alkynyl-protected metal nanoclusters as a model catalyst: observation of promoting effect of surface ligands on catalysis by metal nanoparticles

Y Wang, XK Wan, L Ren, H Su, G Li… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Metal nanoclusters whose surface ligands are removable while kee** their metal
framework structures intact are an ideal system for investigating the influence of surface …

Noble metal clusters: applications in energy, environment, and biology

A Mathew, T Pradeep - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐nanometer‐sized metal clusters, having dimensions between metal atoms and
nanoparticles, have attracted tremendous attention in the recent past due to their unique …

Impact of Ligands on Structural and Optical Properties of Ag29 Nanoclusters

Y Zeng, S Havenridge, M Gharib, A Baksi… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A ligand exchange strategy has been employed to understand the role of ligands on the
structural and optical properties of atomically precise 29 atom silver nanoclusters (NCs). By …

Luminescent noble metal nanoclusters as an emerging optical probe for sensor development

X Yuan, Z Luo, Y Yu, Q Yao, J **e - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In the past few years, highly luminescent noble metal nanoclusters (eg, Au and Ag NCs or
Au/Ag NCs in short) have emerged as a class of promising optical probes for the …

Silver nanoclusters: synthesis, structures and photoluminescence

YP **e, YL Shen, GX Duan, J Han… - Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters (NCs) consist of tens to hundreds of metal atoms with a diameter of< 2
nm, and have attracted significant attention due to their unique molecule-like properties …

New protocols for the synthesis of stable Ag and Au nanocluster molecules

T Udayabhaskararao, T Pradeep - The journal of physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
“Catching” metals in the nonmetallic form in solution, as they grow to bulk, is one of the most
exciting areas of contemporary materials research. A new kind of stabilization to catch the …

Crystal Structure and Optical Properties of the [Ag62S12(SBut)32]2+ Nanocluster with a Complete Face-Centered Cubic Kernel

S **, S Wang, Y Song, M Zhou, J Zhong… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The crystal structure of the [Ag62S12 (SBut) 32] 2+ nanocluster (denoted as NC-I) has been
successfully determined, and it shows a complete face-centered-cubic (FCC) Ag14 core …

Recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and biomedical applications of ultrasmall thiolated silver nanoclusters

K Zheng, X Yuan, N Goswami, Q Zhang, J **e - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
With ultrasmall particle sizes of∼ 1 nm, thiolate-protected silver nanoclusters (or thiolated
Ag NCs) have recently emerged as an attractive frontier of nanoparticle research because of …