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 …

Thiolated gold nanoclusters form a universe of their own. Researchers in this field are
constantly pushing the boundary of this universe by identifying new compositions and in a …

Air-stable and homogeneous gold nanoparticles (AuNPs, 1a–5a) ligated by various
secondary phosphine oxides (SPOs),[R1R2P (O) H](R1= Naph, R2= t Bu, L1; R1= R2= Ph …

Self‐assembly of metavanadate and organosilver (I) salts leads to a novel dodecahedrane‐
like [Ag30 (tBuS) 20] 10+ silver (I) thiolate nanocage that tightly wraps an unusual C2h …

Thiolate‐protected gold nanoclusters (RS‐AuNCs) have aroused intensive research
interests in field of nanoscience since the breakthroughs in structural determination of …

In this work, we report a controlled self-assembly of three M13 icosahedral building-blocks
into cyclic Pt3Ag33 or Pt3Au12Ag21 nanoclusters. Compared to the previously reported …

DNA-based materials are promising avenues for designing optical sensors, light-harvesting
devices, energy conversion devices, and other potential applications. Therefore, the …

Cysteine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that easily coordinates to soft metal ions and
grafts to noble metal surfaces. We report a simple synthetic approach for the production of …

Metal cluster–semiconductor nanocomposite materials remain a frontier area of research for
the development of optoelectronic, photovoltaic and light harvesting devices because metal …

Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) have attracted great attention in bioimaging and drug
transportation due to their biocompatibility, but a few studies have shown their potential …