Atomically precise clusters of noble metals: emerging link between atoms and nanoparticles

I Chakraborty, T Pradeep - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Self-assembled monolayers of thiolates on metals: a review article on sulfur-metal chemistry and surface structures

C Vericat, ME Vela, G Corthey, E Pensa, E Cortés… - Rsc Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A review article on fundamental aspects of thiolate self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on
the (111) and (100) surfaces of the Cu and Ni groups is presented. In particular this work is …

Glutathione-capped gold nanoclusters as photosensitizers. Visible light-induced hydrogen generation in neutral water

YS Chen, PV Kamat - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 - ACS Publications
Glutathione-capped metal nanoclusters (Au x-GSH NCs) which exhibit molecular-like
properties are employed as a photosensitizer for hydrogen generation in a …

Se/Ru-decorated porous metal–organic framework nanoparticles for the delivery of pooled siRNAs to reversing multidrug resistance in taxol-resistant breast cancer …

Q Chen, M Xu, W Zheng, T Xu, H Deng… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We report here a novel and personalized strategy of selenium/ruthenium nanoparticles
modified metal organic frameworks MIL-101 (Fe) for delivering pooled small interfering …

Poly (vinylpyrrolidone) supported copper nanoclusters: glutathione enhanced blue photoluminescence for application in phosphor converted light emitting devices

Z Wang, AS Susha, B Chen, C Reckmeier, O Tomanec… - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (vinylpyrrolidone) supported Cu nanoclusters were synthesized by reduction of Cu (II)
ions with ascorbic acid in water, and initially showed blue photoluminescence with a …

Surface structure of silver nanoparticles as a model for understanding the oxidative dissolution of silver ions

B Molleman, T Hiemstra - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
The toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been related to the release of ionic silver.
This process is influenced by a large variety of factors and is poorly understood. The key to …

Ligand structure determines nanoparticles' atomic structure, metal-ligand interface and properties

M Rambukwella, NA Sakthivel, JH Delcamp… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The nature of the ligands dictates the composition, molecular formulae, atomic structure and
the physical properties of thiolate protected gold nanomolecules, Aun (SR) m. In this review …

The density of surface ligands regulates the luminescence of thiolated gold nanoclusters and their metal ion response

J Xu, J Li, W Zhong, M Wen, G Sukhorukov… - Chinese Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The fascinating luminescence properties of gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have drawn
considerable research interests, and been widely harnessed for a wide range of …

Boosting the photovoltage of dye-sensitized solar cells with thiolated gold nanoclusters

H Choi, YS Chen, KG Stamplecoskie… - The Journal of Physical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Glutathione-capped gold nanoclusters (Au x-GSH NCs) are anchored along with a
sensitizing squaraine dye on a TiO2 surface to evaluate the cosensitizing role of Au x-GSH …

High-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy characterization of mixed monolayer protected gold nanoparticles

QK Ong, J Reguera, PJ Silva, M Moglianetti… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles protected by a binary mixture of thiolate molecules have a ligand shell
that can spontaneously separate into nanoscale domains. Complex morphologies arise in …