Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal
nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …

Metal-containing clusters have attracted increasing attention over the past 2–3 decades.
This intense interest can be attributed to the fact that these discrete metal aggregates, whose …

Continuing research on the preparation and structural determination of monolayer-protected
silver clusters has been performed. The compounds include mixed-valence Ag0/1+ clusters …

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 …

Conspectus A comprehensive understanding of chemical bonding and reactions at the
surface of nanomaterials is of great importance in the rational design of their functional …

Colloidal nanoparticles are being intensely pursued in current nanoscience research.
Nanochemists are often frustrated by the well-known fact that no two nanoparticles are the …

Atomic clusters, consisting of a few to a few thousand atoms, have emerged over the past 40
years as the ultimate nanoparticles, whose structure and properties can be controlled one …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Silver nanoparticles with an atomically precise molecular formula [Ag25 (SR) 18]−(− SR:
thiolate) are synthesized, and their single-crystal structure is determined. This synthesized …

Convenient generation of stable superatomic silver clusters and their systematic site-specific
tailoring and directional assembly present an enduring and significant challenge. In this …