Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are ultrasmall metal‐organic aggregates, composed of a metal
core less than 2 nm and a protecting shell of metal‐organic ligand motifs. The controlled …

Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), ultra-small …

Probing the transition from a metallic state to a molecular state in gold nanoparticles is
fundamentally important for understanding the origin of surface plasmon resonance and the …

The construction of helical nanosized superstructures has long been a challenging pursuit,
and little has been achieved in terms of atomic-level manipulation. Herein, intercluster …

Studies on self-assembly of metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are an emerging field of research
owing to their significant optical properties and potential applications in many areas …

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

In this work, ultrasmall gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have been in situ synthesized in
nanopores of covalent organic framework (COF) nanoparticles, which exhibited enhanced …

Gold nanoclusters are promising optically functional materials because of their attractive
optical properties, such as luminescence, two-photon absorption, photothermal conversion …

Herein, protein (bovine serum albumin, BSA) immobilized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) were
synthesized with high quantum yield (~ 12%) using a hydrothermal reflux method. A high …

Herein, we report a new method to synthesize molecular gold nanoclusters (AuNCs)
stabilized by phosphine (PR3) and di-N-heterocyclic carbene (di-NHC) ligands. The …