X Kang, M Zhu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …
Conspectus Understanding the structural architecture of nanoparticles is essential for investigating their fundamental properties because these materials have become more …
K Kwak, D Lee - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Thiolate-protected metal nanoparticles containing a few to few hundred metal atoms are interesting materials exhibiting unique physicochemical properties. They encompass the …
CM Aikens - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters are of interest for their potential applications in areas such as bioimaging, catalysis, photocatalysis, and solar energy …
Atomically-precise noble metal nanoclusters have raised nanomaterials research to new heights by merit of their distinct structural, optical and electronic properties, which can be …
Recent advances in the synthetic chemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have significantly broadened the accessible sizes and structures. Such particles are well …
X Kang, M Zhu - Chemistry of Materials, 2019 - ACS Publications
Owing to their atomically precise structures, metal nanoclusters have always served as model molecular tools to dissect nanoparticle surface chemistry and to investigate structure …
Conspectus Ultrasmall metal nanoparticles (often called nanoclusters) possess unique geometrical structures and novel functionalities that are not accessible in conventional …
Gold nanoclusters with near-infrared (NIR) photoluminescence (PL) have great potential as sensing and imaging materials in biomedical and bioimaging applications. In this work …