Ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters, commonly termed 'monolayer-protected metal
clusters'(MPCs), comprise a common set of structures with an inorganic core stabilized by an …

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 …

The complexity of heterogeneous metal catalysts makes it challenging to gain insights into
their catalytic mechanisms. Thus, there exists a huge gap between heterogeneous catalysis …

The robust, sensitive, and selective detection of targeted biomolecules in their native
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …

The evolution from the metallic (or plasmonic) to molecular state in metal nanoparticles
constitutes a central question in nanoscience research because of its importance in …

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

In this review, we outline the growing role that molecular dynamics simulation is able to play
as a design tool in drug delivery. We cover both the pharmaceutical and computational …

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 …

Conspectus Atomically precise gold nanoclusters display properties that are unseen in
larger nanoparticles. When the number of gold atoms is sufficiently small, the clusters exhibit …

Gold nanoclusters have attracted extensive interest for catalysis applications in recent years
due to their ultrasmall sizes and well-defined compositions and structures. However, at least …