Surface Engineering of Atomically Precise M (I) Nanoclusters: From Structural Control to Room Temperature Photoluminescence Enhancement

S Biswas, AK Das, S Mandal - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Understanding the structural architecture of nanoparticles is essential for
investigating their fundamental properties because these materials have become more …

Ligand Design in Atomically Precise Copper Nanoclusters and Their Application in Electrocatalytic Reactions

Y Liu, J Yu, Y Lun, Y Wang, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are compositionally well‐defined and also structurally precise
materials with unique molecule‐like properties and discrete electronic energy levels …

Body-Centered-Cubic-Kernelled Ag15Cu6 Nanocluster with Alkynyl Protection: Synthesis, Total Structure, and CO2 Electroreduction

G Deng, J Kim, MS Bootharaju, F Sun… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
While atomically monodisperse nanostructured materials are highly desirable to unravel the
size-and structure-catalysis relationships, their controlled synthesis and the atomic-level …

Visible-light copper nanocluster catalysis for the C–N coupling of aryl chlorides at room temperature

A Sagadevan, A Ghosh, P Maity… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Activation of aryl chlorides in cross-coupling reactions is a long-standing challenge in
organic synthesis that is of great interest to industry. Ultrasmall (< 3 nm), atomically precise …

Total Structure, Electronic Structure and Catalytic Hydrogenation Activity of Metal‐Deficient Chiral Polyhydride Cu57 Nanoclusters

GG Luo, ZH Pan, BL Han, GL Dong… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate identifying and in‐depth understanding of the defect sites in a working
nanomaterial could hinge on establishing specific defect‐activity relationships. Yet …

Multi‐layer 3D Chirality and Double‐Helical Assembly in a Copper Nanocluster with a Triple‐Helical Cu15 Core

G Dong, Z Pan, B Han, Y Tao, X Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Conceptually mimicking biomolecules' ability to construct multiple‐helical aggregates with
emergent properties and functions remains a long‐standing challenge. Here we report an …

Isostructural nanocluster manipulation reveals pivotal role of one surface atom in click chemistry

C Dong, RW Huang, A Sagadevan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Elucidating single‐atom effects on the fundamental properties of nanoparticles is
challenging because single‐atom modifications are typically accompanied by appreciable …

Advances in Cu nanocluster catalyst design: Recent progress and promising applications

S Biswas, S Das, Y Negishi - Nanoscale Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The quest for cleaner pathways to the production of fuels and chemicals from non-fossil
feedstock, efficient transformation of raw materials to value-added chemicals under mild …

Atomically precise thiolate‐protected gold nanoclusters: Current status of designability of the structure and physicochemical properties

S Hossain, D Hirayama, A Ikeda, M Ishimi… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thiolate (SR)‐protected gold nanoclusters (Aun (SR) m NCs) are a rare type of material
capable of simultaneously exhibiting multiple physicochemical properties well‐suited to …

Understanding role of microstructures of nanomaterials in electrochemiluminescence properties and their applications

X Chen, Y Liu, B Wang, X Liu, C Lu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The microstructures of nanomaterials play important role in electrochemical and optical
properties of nanomaterials. With wide applications of nanomaterials in …