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 …

Abstract Near‐infrared II (NIR‐II) imaging at 1100–1700 nm shows great promise for medical
diagnosis related to blood vessels because it possesses deep penetration and high …

One of the important factors that determine the photoluminescence (PL) properties of gold
nanoclusters pertain to the surface. In this study, four Au52 (SR) 32 nanoclusters that feature …

Atomically precise gold nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a new class of precision
materials and attracted wide interest in recent years. One of the unique properties of such …

Recent advances in the synthetic chemistry of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs)
have significantly broadened the accessible sizes and structures. Such particles are well …

We report a three-orders-of-magnitude variation of carrier lifetimes in exotic crystalline
phases of gold nanoclusters (NCs) in addition to the well-known face-centered cubic …

Probing the transition from a metallic state to a molecular state in gold nanoparticles is
fundamentally important for understanding the origin of surface plasmon resonance and the …

Conspectus Ultrasmall metal nanoparticles (often called nanoclusters) possess unique
geometrical structures and novel functionalities that are not accessible in conventional …

The origin of the near-infrared photoluminescence (PL) from thiolate-protected gold
nanoclusters (Au NCs,< 2 nm) has long been controversial, and the exact mechanism for the …