Electrochemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters

K Kwak, D Lee - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thiolate-protected metal nanoparticles containing a few to few hundred metal atoms are
interesting materials exhibiting unique physicochemical properties. They encompass the …

Gold nanoparticle based optical and electrochemical sensing of dopamine

N Yusoff, A Pandikumar, R Ramaraj, HN Lim… - Microchimica Acta, 2015 - Springer
Abstract This review (with 110 refs.) gives an overview on the progress that has been made
in the past few years on the use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for use in sensors and …

Gold Nanoclusters Promote Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation at the Nanocluster/CoSe2 Interface

S Zhao, R Jin, H Abroshan, C Zeng… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Electrocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen comprises the hydrogen and oxygen
evolution half reactions (HER and OER), with the latter as the bottleneck process. Thus …

Monoplatinum doping of gold nanoclusters and catalytic application

H Qian, D Jiang, G Li, C Gayathri, A Das… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report single-atom doping 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 …

Influence of Atomic-Level Morphology on Catalysis: The Case of Sphere and Rod-Like Gold Nanoclusters for CO2 Electroreduction

S Zhao, N Austin, M Li, Y Song, SD House… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Gold-based materials hold promise in electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels. However,
the polydispersity of conventional gold nanostructures limits mechanistic studies. Here, we …

Intercluster Reactions between Au25(SR)18 and Ag44(SR)30

KR Krishnadas, A Ghosh, A Baksi… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present the first example of intercluster reactions between atomically precise, monolayer
protected noble metal clusters using Au25 (SR) 18 and Ag44 (SR) 30 (RS–= alkyl/aryl …

Ionic liquid of a gold nanocluster: a versatile matrix for electrochemical biosensors

K Kwak, SS Kumar, K Pyo, D Lee - ACS nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids are room-temperature molten salts that are increasingly used in electrochemical
devices, such as batteries, fuel cells, and sensors, where their intrinsic ionic conductivity is …

Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters Accelerate Hydrogen Evolution over MoS2 Nanosheets: The Dual Interfacial Effect

S Zhao, R Jin, Y Song, H Zhang, SD House, JC Yang… - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen generation via electrocatalytic water splitting holds great promise for future energy
revolution. It is desirable to design abundant and efficient catalysts and achieve mechanistic …

Thermally Robust Au99(SPh)42 Nanoclusters for Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitrobenzaldehyde Derivatives in Water

G Li, C Zeng, R Jin - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 - ACS Publications
We report the synthesis and catalytic application of thermally robust gold nanoclusters
formulated as Au99 (SPh) 42. The formula was determined by electrospray ionization and …

Size dependence of atomically precise gold nanoclusters in chemoselective hydrogenation and active site structure

G Li, D Jiang, S Kumar, Y Chen, R Jin - Acs Catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
We investigate the catalytic properties of water-soluble Au n (SG) m nanocluster catalysts (H-
SG= glutathione) of different sizes, including Au15 (SG) 13, Au18 (SG) 14, Au25 (SG) 18 …