Clusters that mimic elemental atoms in the periodic table are known as superatoms which
open up a new window to design functional materials and catalysts by atomic construction …

Conspectus Molecular clusters (MCs) are monodispersed, precisely defined ensembles of
atom collections featured with shape-persistent architectures that can deliver certain …

In chiral materials, spins and chirality are coupled via spin-orbit interaction, provoking a fast-
growing field of chiral spintronics. Compared with the widely explored chiral molecules …

For decades, chemists have explored cluster compounds according to theoretical models
that have proved too simplistic to accurately predict cluster properties, stabilities and …

Metalloid gold clusters have unique properties with respect to size and structure and are key
intermediates in studying transitions between molecular compounds and the bulk phase of …

Miniaturizing metallic materials from the nanoscale to the atomic scale transforms the
structures and physical properties. Among these sub-nanoscale materials, some catalysts …

Genetic algorithms have been widely used to explore global minimum points of atomic
clusters, and their incorporation with ab initio calculations (including density functional …

Dendrimers and supramolecular chemistry continue to fascinate researchers due to the
endless unrevealed potential of their combination. This study investigates the self‐assembly …

We report an intense broadband midinfrared absorption band in the Au 10+ cluster in a
region in which only molecular vibrations would normally be expected. Observed in the …

Single atom alloy AgCu catalysts have attracted great attention, since doping the single Cu
atom introduces narrow free-atom-like Cu 3d states in the electronic structure. These …