Metal nanoclusters serve as an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. The
transformation of metal nanoclusters has been fully reflected in their studies from every …

Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

In view of many of the fundamental properties of ultrasmall noble metal nanoclusters
progressively being uncovered, it has become increasingly clear that this class of materials …

Ligand-protected metal clusters possess hybrid properties that seamlessly combine an
inorganic core with an organic ligand shell, imparting them exceptional chemical flexibility …

Metal quantum clusters are evolving as excellent systems for a wide range of biological
applications due to their small size (∼ 2 nm), tunable optical properties, including optical …

Unraveling the total structure of the atom-precise silver cluster-assembled materials (CAMs)
is extremely significant to elucidating the structure–property correlation, but it is a very …

Intrinsic low stability and short excited lifetimes associated with Ag nanoclusters (NCs) are
major hurdles that have prevented the full utilization of the many advantages of Ag NCs over …

Thiolate (SR)-protected metal clusters have been extensively studied by using various
structural analysis methods since the start of research into these clusters. We have also …

Well-defined metal nanoclusters protected by thiolates, with sizes between nanocrystals and
metal atoms, have attracted enormous attention due to their various structures, controllable …

The controllable transformation of metal nanoclusters remains highly desirable for the
preparation of new clusters with novel structures and the elucidation of cluster conversion …