Heterogeneous catalysis involves solid-state catalysts, among which metal nanoparticles
occupy an important position. Unfortunately, no two nanoparticles from conventional …

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

Owing to the inherent instability caused by the low Cu (I)/Cu (0) half-cell reduction potential,
Cu (0)-containing copper nanoclusters are quite uncommon in comparison to their Ag and …

The restriction of structural vibration has assumed great importance in attaining bright
emission of luminescent metal nanoclusters (NCs), where tremendous efforts are devoted to …

Due to their atomically precise structures and intriguing chemical/physical properties, metal
nanoclusters are an emerging class of modular nanomaterials. Photo-luminescence (PL) is …

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 …

Atomically precise gold clusters are highly desirable due to their well‐defined structure
which allows the study of structure–property relationships. In addition, they have potential in …

With the recent establishment of atomically precise nanochemistry, capabilities toward
programmable control over the nanoparticle size and structure are being developed …