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

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

Conspectus Metal alloys exhibit functionalities unlike those of single metals. Such alloying
has drawn considerable research interest, particularly for nanoscale particles (metal …

We summarize here the research advances on the reactivity of metal clusters. After a simple
introduction of apparatuses used for gas-phase cluster reactions, we focus on the reactivity …

Conspectus Ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters are of interest for their potential
applications in areas such as bioimaging, catalysis, photocatalysis, and solar energy …

Metal, metal oxide, and metal chalcogenide materials have a wide variety of applications.
For example, many metal clusters and nanoparticles are used as catalysts for reactions …

Conspectus The properties of metal materials can be greatly enriched by including various
elements to generate alloys. The galvanic replacement represents a classical method for the …

We report single-atom do** of gold nanoclusters (NCs), and its drastic effects on the
optical, electronic, and catalytic properties, using the 25-atom system as a model. In our …

Thiolate-protected gold clusters (Au n (SR) m) have received significant attention as new
functional nanomaterials because they exhibit size-specific physical and chemical …

A metal exchange method based upon atomically precise gold nanoclusters (NCs) as
templates is devised to obtain alloy NCs including Cu x Au25-x (SR) 18, Ag x Au25-x (SR) …