Single-atom catalysts (SACs) featuring the complete atomic utilization of metal, high-efficient
catalytic activity, superior selectivity, and excellent stability have been emerged as a frontier …

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 …

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 …

The electron-injection energy losses of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are among the
fundamental problems hindering their successful breakthrough application. Two …

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

Luminescent nanomaterials have captured the imagination of scientists for a long time and
offer great promise for applications in organic/inorganic light-emitting displays …

This review provides a comprehensive description of nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of
gold nanoparticles, which can be used in biological applications. The main focus is placed …

Metal nanoclusters (NCs) are a type of ultrasmall nanomaterials with unique
physicochemical properties. Novel nanocomposites with exciting new and sometimes exotic …

The rod‐shaped Au25 nanocluster possesses a low photoluminescence quantum yield
(QY= 0.1%) and hence is not of practical use in bioimaging and related applications. Herein …

Fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) or nanodots (NDs) with sizes smaller than 3 nm are
a specific type of gold nanomaterials. In this review, Au NCs are used to represent …