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 …

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 …

The manipulation of metal cluster enantiomers and their reconstruction remain challenging.
Here, for the first time, we report an enantiomeric pair of hydride copper clusters [Cu18H …

Conspectus Metal alloys exhibit functionalities unlike those of single metals. Such alloying
has drawn considerable research interest, particularly for nanoscale particles (metal …

Noble metal nanoclusters are in the intermediate state between discrete atoms and
plasmonic nanoparticles and are of significance due to their atomically accurate structures …

Sub-nanometre sized metal clusters, with dimensions between metal atoms and
nanoparticles, have attracted more and more attention due to their unique electronic …

Gold nanoparticles typically have a metallic core, and the electronic conduction band
consists of quasicontinuous energy levels (ie spacing δ≪ k BT, where k BT is the thermal …

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of alkanethiols and dialkanethiols on gold are key
elements for building many systems and devices with applications in the wide field of …

The scientific study of gold nanoparticles (typically 1–100 nm) has spanned more than 150
years since Faraday's time and will apparently last longer. This review will focus on a special …