Metal nanoclusters fill the gap between discrete atoms and plasmonic nanoparticles,
providing unique opportunities for investigating the quantum effects and precise structure …

Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

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 …

Conspectus Atomically precise noble metal (mainly silver and gold) nanoclusters are an
emerging category of promising functional materials for future applications in energy …

Thiolate-protected noble metal (eg, Au and Ag) nanoclusters (NCs) are ultra-small particles
with a core size of less than 3 nm. Due to the strong quantum confinement effects and …

Conspectus The properties of metal materials can be greatly enriched by including various
elements to generate alloys. The galvanic replacement represents a classical method for the …

Metal nanoclusters (NCs), which are composed of about 250 or fewer metal atoms, possess
great potential as novel functional materials. Fundamental research on metal NCs gradually …

Thiolate-protected gold clusters (Au n (SR) m) have received significant attention as new
functional nanomaterials because they exhibit size-specific physical and chemical …

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 …

Thiolate (SR)‐protected gold nanoclusters (Aun (SR) m NCs) are a rare type of material
capable of simultaneously exhibiting multiple physicochemical properties well‐suited to …