Superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles have been central to numerous investigations
in the past few decades for their use in many applications, such as drug delivery, medical …

Clusters that mimic elemental atoms in the periodic table are known as superatoms which
open up a new window to design functional materials and catalysts by atomic construction …

In this study, we demonstrated that oxalate modification could promote the Cr (VI) removal
performance of zerovalent iron (ZVI) and increase the removal rate constant by about 20 …

Isolated clusters are ideal systems for tailoring molecule-based magnets and investigating
the evolution of magnetic order from microscopic to macroscopic regime. We have prepared …

The stabilization of fullerene-like boron (B) cages in the free-standing form has been long
sought after and a challenging problem. Studies that have been carried out for more than a …

Density functional theory (DFT) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) have been applied to
study the growth behavior, electronic properties and spectra of neutral, anionic and cationic …

Counterions are deemed “spectators” in aqueous solutions of cationic or anionic molecular
metal-oxo clusters. While pH and concentration drive aqueous metal speciation as a first …

Neutral iron oxide clusters (FenOm, n, m≤ 16) are produced in a laser vaporization source
using O2 gas seeded in He. The neutral clusters are ionized with a sequence of …

The ultrafast dynamics of subnanometer neutral cuprite clusters (Cu2O) n, n< 13, are
examined with pump probe spectroscopy. Upon absorption of an ultraviolet (400 nm) …

Divalent metal clusters have received great attention due to the interesting size-induced
nonmetal-to-metal transition and fascinating properties dependent on cluster size, shape …