Electrochemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters

K Kwak, D Lee - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thiolate-protected metal nanoparticles containing a few to few hundred metal atoms are
interesting materials exhibiting unique physicochemical properties. They encompass the …

Visible to NIR‐II Photoluminescence of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters

Z Liu, L Luo, R Jin - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a new class of precision
materials and attracted wide interest in recent years. One of the unique properties of such …

Near-unity NIR phosphorescent quantum yield from a room-temperature solvated metal nanocluster

WQ Shi, L Zeng, RL He, XS Han, ZJ Guan, M Zhou… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Metal nanoclusters have emerged as promising near-infrared (NIR)–emissive materials, but
their room-temperature photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), especially in solution, is …

Elucidating the Near-Infrared Photoluminescence Mechanism of Homometal and Doped M25(SR)18 Nanoclusters

Z Liu, M Zhou, L Luo, Y Wang, E Kahng… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
More than a decade of research on the photoluminescence (PL) of classic Au25 (SR) 18 and
its doped nanoclusters (NCs) still leaves many fundamental questions unanswered due to …

Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters as Model Catalysts for Identifying Active Sites for Electroreduction of CO2

H Seong, V Efremov, G Park, H Kim… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate identification of active sites is critical for elucidating catalytic reaction mechanisms
and developing highly efficient and selective electrocatalysts. Herein, we report the atomic …

Atomically tailored gold nanoclusters for catalytic application

T Higaki, Y Li, S Zhao, Q Li, S Li, XS Du… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in the synthetic chemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs)
have significantly broadened the accessible sizes and structures. Such particles are well …

Three-orders-of-magnitude variation of carrier lifetimes with crystal phase of gold nanoclusters

M Zhou, T Higaki, G Hu, MY Sfeir, Y Chen, D Jiang… - Science, 2019 - science.org
We report a three-orders-of-magnitude variation of carrier lifetimes in exotic crystalline
phases of gold nanoclusters (NCs) in addition to the well-known face-centered cubic …

The critical number of gold atoms for a metallic state nanocluster: resolving a decades-long question

M Zhou, X Du, H Wang, R Jin - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
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 …

Crystal phase control of gold nanomaterials by wet-chemical synthesis

S Lu, J Liang, H Long, H Li, X Zhou, Z He… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Gold (Au), a transition metal with an atomic number of 79 in the periodic table of
elements, was discovered in approximately 3000 BC Due to the ultrahigh chemical stability …

A mono-cuboctahedral series of gold nanoclusters: photoluminescence origin, large enhancement, wide tunability, and structure–property correlation

Q Li, M Zhou, WY So, J Huang, M Li… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The origin of the near-infrared photoluminescence (PL) from thiolate-protected gold
nanoclusters (Au NCs,< 2 nm) has long been controversial, and the exact mechanism for the …