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 …

Atomically precise clusters of noble metals: emerging link between atoms and nanoparticles

I Chakraborty, T Pradeep - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities in the bottom-up mechanochemical synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles

PFM de Oliveira, RM Torresi, F Emmerling… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanochemistry is a promising alternative to solution-based protocols across the
chemical sciences, enabling different types of chemistries in solvent-free and …

Self‐Assembly of Precision Noble Metal Nanoclusters: Hierarchical Structural Complexity, Colloidal Superstructures, and Applications

JV Rival, P Mymoona, KM Lakshmi, Nonappa… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ligand protected noble metal nanoparticles are excellent building blocks for colloidal self‐
assembly. Metal nanoparticle self‐assembly offers routes for a wide range of multifunctional …

Recent advances in the synthesis and catalytic applications of ligand-protected, atomically precise metal nanoclusters

J Fang, B Zhang, Q Yao, Y Yang, J Xie… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to their excellent catalytic properties under mild reaction conditions, well-defined,
nanosized noble metal catalysts have potential applications in the manufacture of fine …

Noble metal clusters: applications in energy, environment, and biology

A Mathew, T Pradeep - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐nanometer‐sized metal clusters, having dimensions between metal atoms and
nanoparticles, have attracted tremendous attention in the recent past due to their unique …

Approaching materials with atomic precision using supramolecular cluster assemblies

P Chakraborty, A Nag, A Chakraborty… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Supramolecular chemistry is a major area of chemistry that utilizes weaker non-
covalent interactions between molecules, including hydrogen bonding, van der Waals …

Synergistic mesoporous bimetallic gold-silver nanoparticles: Synthesis, structure, and superior electrocatalytic activity

AS Nugraha, M Han, A Ashok, Y Kang, J Kim… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Mesoporous bimetallic nanoparticles have gained immense interest due to their unique
properties and applications in various fields. In this study, we report a novel and …

Silver nanoclusters: synthesis, structures and photoluminescence

YP Xie, YL Shen, GX Duan, J Han… - Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters (NCs) consist of tens to hundreds of metal atoms with a diameter of< 2
nm, and have attracted significant attention due to their unique molecule-like properties …

Crystal structure and electronic properties of a thiolate-protected Au 24 nanocluster

A Das, T Li, G Li, K Nobusada, C Zeng, NL Rosi, R Jin - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Solving the total structures of gold nanoclusters is of critical importance for understanding
their electronic, optical and catalytic properties. Herein, we report the X-ray structure of a …