The discovery of carbon fullerene cages and their solids opened a new avenue to build
materials from stable cage clusters as “artificial atoms” or “superatoms” instead of atoms …

Conspectus Semiconductors are at the basis of electronics. Up to now, most devices that
contain semiconductors use materials obtained from a top down approach with …

Nanomaterials in the size range of 3–50 nm have received increased attention in the last
few decades because they exhibit physical properties that are intermediate to those of …

Chiral thiol cap** ligands l-and d-cysteines induced modular chiroptical properties in
achiral cadmium selenide quantum dots (CdSe QDs). Cys-CdSe prepared from achiral oleic …

Magic-sized clusters (MSCs) are kinetically stable, atomically precise intermediates along
the quantum dot (QD) reaction potential energy surface. Literature precedent establishes …

Magic-sized clusters (MSCs) of semiconductor are typically defined as specific molecular-
scale arrangements of atoms that exhibit enhanced stability. They often grow in discrete …

Precision nanosynthesis is essential for atomic engineering in nanostructures and for
mechanistic understanding of nanoscale reactions. However, emergent complexity in …

Luminescent semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) are central to emerging technologies that
range from tissue imaging to solid-state lighting. However, existing samples are …

Atomically defined, zero-dimensional magic-size clusters play pivotal roles in the nucleation
and growth of semiconductor nanocrystals. Thus, they provide new opportunities to …

Atomic-level structure characterization is central to the science and engineering of materials.
However, the crystal structure determination of magic-sized nanoclusters (MSCs), typical …