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

Atomically precise gold nanoclusters provide great opportunities to explore the relationship
between the structure and properties of nanogold catalysts. A nanocluster consists of a …

Thiolate-protected noble metal (eg, Au and Ag) nanoclusters (NCs) are ultra-small particles
with a core size of less than 3 nm. Due to the strong quantum confinement effects and …

Recent advances in the synthetic chemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs)
have significantly broadened the accessible sizes and structures. Such particles are well …

Recent efforts in nanoscience to control nanoparticles with atomic precision have met with
success in solution-phase chemistry, opening new opportunities. The products, atomically …

Understanding the excited-state dynamics of nanomaterials is essential to their applications
in photoenergy storage and conversion. This review summarizes recent progress in the …

Significant progress has been made in both fields of atomically precise metal nanoclusters
(NCs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in recent years. A promising direction is to …

It is well known that surface ligands are vital layers for ligand-protected Aun nanoclusters.
Improving the knowledge of the relationship between ligands and catalytic properties is a …

The use of atom-precise, ligand-protected metal clusters has exceptional promise towards
the fabrication of model supported-nanoparticle heterogeneous catalysts which have …

The structure and size of bimetallic catalysts play a crucial role in many important chemical
transformations. Controlled synthesis of bimetallic nanoparticles avoiding overgrowth and …