Superatoms in materials science

EA Doud, A Voevodin, TJ Hochuli… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Clusters are ensembles of bound atoms intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk
solid. Some of these clusters form stable units with atomically precise structures that give …

The self-assembly of lignin and its application in nanoparticle synthesis: A short review

PK Mishra, A Ekielski - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lignin serves as a significant contributor to the natural stock of non-fossilized carbon,
second only to cellulose in the biosphere. In this review article, we focus on the self …

Seeing ligands on nanoclusters and in their assemblies by X-ray crystallography: atomically precise nanochemistry and beyond

Y Li, R Jin - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
Ligands are of tremendous importance for colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) in terms of surface
protection, size and shape control, tailoring properties, self-assembly, and applications …

Molecular clusters: nanoscale building blocks for solid-state materials

A Pinkard, AM Champsaur, X Roy - Accounts of chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The programmed assembly of nanoscale building blocks into multicomponent
hierarchical structures is a powerful strategy for the bottom-up construction of functional …

Optochemically responsive 2D nanosheets of a 3D metal–organic framework material

AK Chaudhari, HJ Kim, I Han, JC Tan - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Outstanding functional tunability underpinning metal–organic framework (MOF) confers a
versatile platform to contrive next‐generation chemical sensors, optoelectronics, energy …

A Crystalline 2D Fullerene‐Based Metal Halide Semiconductor for Efficient and Stable Ideal‐bandgap Perovskite Solar Cells

W Shen, A Azmy, G Li, A Mishra… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite advances in mixed tin‐lead (Sn‐Pb) perovskite‐based solar cells, achieving both
high‐efficiency and long‐term device stability remains a major challenge. Current device …

Metal–Support Interactions in Molecular Single-Site Cluster Catalysts

BS Mitchell, A Chirila, JA Kephart… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This study provides atomistic insights into the interface between a single-site catalyst and a
transition metal chalcogenide support and reveals that peak catalytic activity occurs when …

DNA origami meets polymers: a powerful tool for the design of defined nanostructures

N Hannewald, P Winterwerber, S Zechel… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The combination of DNA origami nanostructures and polymers provides a new possibility to
access defined structures in the 100 nm range. In general, DNA origami serves as a …

Electron localization in rod-shaped triicosahedral gold nanocluster

M Zhou, R Jin, MY Sfeir, Y Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Atomically precise gold nanocluster based on linear assembly of repeating icosahedrons
(clusters of clusters) is a unique type of linear nanostructure, which exhibits strong near …

Building diatomic and triatomic superatom molecules

AM Champsaur, A Velian, DW Paley, B Choi, X Roy… - Nano …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this study, we have developed a method to create Co6Se8 superatoms in which we
program the metal–ligand bonds. We exclusively form the Co6Se8 core under simple …