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 …

Carbene ligands in surface chemistry: from stabilization of discrete elemental allotropes to modification of nanoscale and bulk substrates

AV Zhukhovitskiy, MJ MacLeod, JA Johnson - Chemical Reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Carbenes are perhaps the most versatile reactive intermediates in chemistry. Since the
original visions of “methylene” by Dumas 1 in 1835 and a generalization of this vision by Nef …

Organically capped iridium nanoparticles as high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for full water splitting in both acidic and alkaline media: impacts of metal …

Y Peng, Q Liu, B Lu, T He, F Nichols, X Hu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Design and engineering of bifunctional catalysts are critical in the development of
electrochemical full water splitting. In this study, 4-ethylphenylacetylene-functionalized …

Gold nanocluster-catalyzed semihydrogenation: A unique activation pathway for terminal alkynes

G Li, R Jin - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 - ACS Publications
We report high catalytic activity of ultrasmall spherical Au25 (SC2H4Ph) 18 and rod-shaped
Au25 (PPh3) 10 (C CPh) 5X2 (X= Br, Cl) nanoclusters supported on oxides for the …

Binding motif of terminal alkynes on gold clusters

P Maity, S Takano, S Yamazoe… - Journal of the …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Gold clusters protected by terminal alkynes (1-octyne (OC-H), phenylacetylene (PA-H) and 9-
ethynyl-phenanthrene (EPT-H)) were prepared by the ligand exchange of small (diameter< …

Janus nanoparticles: preparation, characterization, and applications

Y Song, S Chen - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In chemical functionalization of colloidal particles, the functional moieties are generally
distributed rather homogeneously on the particle surface. Recently, a variety of synthetic …

Electrocatalytic activity of alkyne-functionalized AgAu alloy nanoparticles for oxygen reduction in alkaline media

P Hu, Y Song, L Chen, S Chen - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
1-Dodecyne-functionalized AgAu alloy nanoparticles were synthesized by chemical
reduction of metal salt precursors at varied initial feed ratios. Transmission electron …

Surface functionalization of metal nanoparticles by conjugated metal–ligand interfacial bonds: impacts on intraparticle charge transfer

P Hu, L Chen, X Kang, S Chen - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Noble metal nanoparticles represent a unique class of functional nanomaterials
with physical and chemical properties that deviate markedly from those of their atomic and …

Selective synthesis of organogold magic clusters Au 54 (C [triple bond, length as m-dash] CPh) 26

P Maity, T Wakabayashi, N Ichikuni… - Chemical …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Selective synthesis of organogold magic clusters Au 54 (C[triple bond, length as m-dash]CPh) 26
- Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C2CC18153C Royal Society of …

Impacts of interfacial charge transfer on nanoparticle electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction

Y Peng, B Lu, N Wang, L Li, S Chen - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells represent a next-generation power supply
technology that may be used in a diverse range of applications. Towards this end, the …