Advances in Cu nanocluster catalyst design: Recent progress and promising applications

S Biswas, S Das, Y Negishi - Nanoscale Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The quest for cleaner pathways to the production of fuels and chemicals from non-fossil
feedstock, efficient transformation of raw materials to value-added chemicals under mild …

A Comprehensive Analysis of Luminescent Crystallized Cu Nanoclusters

S Biswas, Y Negishi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photoluminescence (PL) emission is an intriguing characteristic displayed by atomically
precise d10 metal nanoclusters (NCs), renowned for their meticulous atomic arrangements …

Luminescent Hydride-Free [Cu7(SC5H9)7(PPh3)3] Nanocluster: Facilitating Highly Selective C–C Bond Formation

S Biswas, A Pal, MK Jena, S Hossain… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Amidst burgeoning interest, atomically precise copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) have emerged
as a remarkable class of nanomaterials distinguished by their unparalleled reactivity …

Atomically Precise Silver Clusters Stabilized by Lacunary Polyoxometalates with Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Activity

Y Feng, F Fu, L Zeng, M Zhao, X Xin… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The syntheses of atomically precise silver (Ag) clusters stabilized by multidentate lacunary
polyoxometalate (POM) ligands have been emerging as a promising but challenging …

Visible-light-induced excited-state copper catalysis: recent advances and perspectives

N Li, B Li, K Murugesan, A Sagadevan… - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
Photoactive copper complexes have gained significant attention due to their photocatalytic
activities. Different homogeneous Cu (I) complexes, Cu (II) complexes, and heterogeneous …

Modulating Decarboxylative Oxidation Photocatalysis by Ligand Engineering of Atomically Precise Copper Nanoclusters

M Bodiuzzaman, K Murugesan, P Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) characterized by their well-defined electronic and optical
properties are an ideal platform for organic photocatalysis and exploring atomic-level …

Labile Ligands Protected Cu50 Nanoclusters with Tailorable Optical Limiting Effect

J Sun, X Tang, ZH Liu, Z Xie, B Yan, R Yin… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise copper nanoclusters have recently attracted tremendous attention, as
they often exhibit structures and properties distinct to their gold and silver counterparts …

Rational Design of Highly Phosphorescent Nanoclusters for Efficient Photocatalytic Oxidation

C Zhu, ZL Chen, H Li, L Lu, X Kang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Analyzing the molecular structure–photophysical property correlations of metal nanoclusters
to accomplish function-oriented photocatalysis could be challenging. Here, the selective …

Carboxylate-Protected “Isostructural” Cu20 Nanoclusters as a Model System: Carboxylate Effect on Controlling Catalysis

B Yan, X You, X Tang, J Sun, Q Xu, L Wang… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Several recent studies have demonstrated the great promise of ligand-protected atomically
precise copper nanoclusters in driving various chemical transformation processes. The …

Promoting CO2 Electroreduction to Hydrocarbon Products via Sulfur‐Enhanced Proton Feeding in Atomically Precise Thiolate‐Protected Cu Clusters

JK Li, JP Dong, SS Liu, Y Hua, XL Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Thiolate‐protected Cu clusters with well‐defined structures and stable low‐coordinated Cu+
species exhibit remarkable potential for the CO2RR and are ideal model catalysts for …