Heterogeneous catalysis involves solid-state catalysts, among which metal nanoparticles
occupy an important position. Unfortunately, no two nanoparticles from conventional …

N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) represent one of the most important organic ligands in
coordination chemistry, and have been recently attracting increasing attention in …

Pure and doped gold/silver clusters protected by monolayers of organic ligands have
attracted much interest as novel functional materials owing to their nonbulk-like, size-specific …

This perspective highlights advances in the preparation and understanding of metal
nanoclusters stabilized by organic ligands with a focus on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) …

Ligands are of tremendous importance for colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) in terms of surface
protection, size and shape control, tailoring properties, self-assembly, and applications …

Atomically precise metal nanoclusters have received tremendous attention due to their
unique structures and properties. Although synthetic approaches to this kind of nanomaterial …

We report herein a class of superatomic Au 13 clusters stabilized by different N-heterocyclic
carbenes (NHCs). The clusters show diverse metal surface structures, properties and …

Atomically precise gold/silver clusters protected by organic ligands L,[(Au/Ag) xLy] z, have
gained increasing interest as building units of functional materials because of their novel …

In recent years, luminescent metal nanoclusters (metal NCs) with the unique features of
intriguing optical properties and excellent biocompatibility, have emerged as a promising …

Perovskite and organic solar cells usually require electron-transport interlayers to efficiently
transport electrons from the photoactive layer to the metal electrode. In general, pure organic …