Since the discovery of catalysis by Au nanoparticles (NPs), unique catalytic features of Au
have appeared that are greatly different from those of Pd and Pt. In this Review, we aimed to …

Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

H2 dissociation plays crucial roles in catalytic hydrogenation reactions and hydrogen
storage. Metal-nanoparticle-based heterogeneous catalysts often dissociate H2 via a …

Different from isolated metal atoms and large metal nanoparticles (NPs), supported metal
clusters (SMCs) possess distinct geometric and electronic structures and thus exhibit …

In this review, we discuss selected examples from recent literature on the role of the support
on directing the nanostructures of Au-based monometallic and bimetallic nanoparticles. The …

Visible-light-driven photochemistry has continued to attract heightened interest due to its
capacity to efficiently harvest solar energy and its potential to solve the global energy crisis …

Electrides are materials in which electrons serve as anions. Here, the concept of inorganic
electrides is extended in several respects: from ionic crystals to intermetallic compounds in …

Heterogeneous catalysis is of paramount importance in chemistry and energy applications.
Catalysts that couple light energy into chemical reactions in a directed, orbital-specific …

General principles and recent developments in the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)
are reviewed. The “in situ” Turkevich-Frens and Brust-Schiffrin methods are still major …

Atomically precise gold clusters are highly desirable due to their well‐defined structure
which allows the study of structure–property relationships. In addition, they have potential in …