Supported metal nanoparticles, M-NPs, are of great scientific and economic interest as they
encompass application in chemical manufacturing, oil refining and environmental catalysis …

The increase of global energy consumption and the growing demand of fossil fuels as
predominant energy resources have greatly improved the advancement of new technologies …

The development of novel materials is a fundamental focal point of chemical research; and
this interest is mandated by advancements in all areas of industry and technology. A good …

Ionic liquids (ILs), in particular imidazolium-based ILs, have proven to be suitable media for
the generation and stabilisation of soluble metal nanoparticles (NPs). Indeed, transition …

Metal nanoclusters have physical properties differing significantly from their bulk
counterparts. Metallic properties such as delocalization of electrons in bulk metals which …

1-n-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate room-temperature ionic liquid is not
only suitable as a medium for the preparation and stabilization of iridium nanoparticles but …

Metal nanoparticles have attracted much attention over the last decade owing to their unique
properties, different to their bulk counterparts, which pave the way for their application in …

A significant problem in the burgeoning transition-metal nanocluster literature is the myriad
of proposed, putative stabilizers. A main objective of the present contribution is to provide a …

An overview with more than 160 references on the synthesis and stabilization of metal
nanoparticles (M-NPs) from metal carbonyls, metal salts in ionic liquids (ILs) and in …

Advanced 1H, 13C, and 31P solution and solid-state NMR studies combined with IR
spectroscopy were used to probe, at the molecular scale, the composition and the surface …