Atomically precise alloy nanoclusters: syntheses, structures, and properties

X Kang, Y Li, M Zhu, R Jin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles,
providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure …

Atomically precise noble metal nanoclusters as efficient catalysts: a bridge between structure and properties

Y Du, H Sheng, D Astruc, M Zhu - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

Tailoring the photoluminescence of atomically precise nanoclusters

X Kang, M Zhu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal
nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …

Au 25 (SR) 18: the captain of the great nanocluster ship

X Kang, H Chong, M Zhu - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Atomically precise site-specific tailoring and directional assembly of superatomic silver nanoclusters

ZY Wang, MQ Wang, YL Li, P Luo, TT Jia… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Convenient generation of stable superatomic silver clusters and their systematic site-specific
tailoring and directional assembly present an enduring and significant challenge. In this …

Asymmetrically Doping a Platinum Atom into a Au38 Nanocluster for Changing the Electron Configuration and Reactivity in Electrocatalysis

X Liu, E Wang, M Zhou, Y Wan, Y Zhang… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is an obstacle to precisely manipulate a doped heteroatom into a desired position in a
metal nanocluster. Herein, we overcome this difficulty to obtain Pt1Au37 (SCH2PhtBu) 24 …

Highly Robust but Surface‐Active: An N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Stabilized Au25 Nanocluster

H Shen, G Deng, S Kaappa, T Tan, YZ Han… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surface organic ligands play a critical role in stabilizing atomically precise metal
nanoclusters in solutions. However, it is still challenging to prepare highly robust ligated …

Catalysis Synergism by Atomically Precise Bimetallic Nanoclusters Doped with Heteroatoms

X Liu, X Cai, Y Zhu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Bimetallic catalysts hold promise in tailoring the catalytic activity and selectivity
of transition metals for important chemical processes due to the synergistic coupling …

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 …

[Pt2Cu34(PET)22Cl4]2–: An Atomically Precise, 10-Electron PtCu Bimetal Nanocluster with a Direct Pt–Pt Bond

S Lee, MS Bootharaju, G Deng, S Malola… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heteroatom-doped metal nanoclusters (NCs) are highly desirable to gain fundamental
insights into the effect of doping on the electronic structure and catalytic properties …