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

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 …

Thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters (or thiolated metal NCs) have recently emerged as a
promising class of functional materials because of their well-defined molecular structures …

Recently, loading ligand-protected gold (Au) clusters as visible light photosensitizers onto
various supports for photoredox catalysis has attracted considerable attention. However, the …

Few-atom gold nanoclusters (NCs) exhibit molecule-like properties due to a discrete
electronic structure driven by the quantum confinement effect. Unlike plasmonic Au particles …

Strong electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) is detected from dithiolate Au
nanoclusters (AuNCs) in aqueous solution under ambient conditions. A novel mechanism to …

The increase in nonradiative pathways with decreasing emission energy reduces the
luminescence quantum yield (QY) of near-infrared photoluminescent (NIR PL) metal …

Photophysics of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) is an emerging area of
research due to their potential applications in optoelectronics, photovoltaics, sensing, bio …

Noble metal nanoclusters have attracted great attentions in the area of fluorescence related
applications due to their special properties such as low toxicity, excellent photostability and …

Understanding the origin and structural basis of the photoluminescence (PL) phenomenon
in thiolate-protected metal nanoclusters is of paramount importance for both fundamental …