Atomic clusters, consisting of a few to a few thousand atoms, have emerged over the past 40
years as the ultimate nanoparticles, whose structure and properties can be controlled one …

Conspectus Bridging the gap between atoms and macroscopic matter, clusters continue to
be a subject of increasing research interest. Among the realm of cluster investigations, an …

The rich chemistry of organic–inorganic metal halide hybrids has enabled the development
of a variety of crystalline structures with controlled morphological and molecular …

Ultralong hierarchical vanadium oxide nanowires with diameter of 100− 200 nm and length
up to several millimeters were synthesized using the low-cost starting materials by …

In this Perspective, we present a unique approach to the design and synthesis of giant
molecules based on “nanoatoms” for engineering structures across multiple length scales …

Colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) have become versatile building blocks in a wide variety of
fields. Here, we discuss the state-of-the-art, current hot topics, and future directions based on …

The controlled chemical activation of white phosphorus (P4) is a versatile, albeit often
unpredictable, route to phosphoruscontaining species of varied nuclearities. This area of …

The elucidation of formation mechanisms is mandatory for understanding and planning of
synthetic routes. For (bio-) organic and organometallic compounds, this has long been …

The electronic properties of germanium and tin clusters containing a transition-or lanthanide-
metal atom from group 3, 4, or 5, MGen (M= Sc, Ti, V, Y, Zr, Nb, Lu, Hf, and Ta) and MSnn …

A stable, water-soluble fluorescent Zn/Cu nanocluster (NC) capped with a model protein,
bovine serum albumin (BSA), was synthesized and applied to the reaction of hydrogen …