Improving the knowledge of the relationship between structure and properties is
fundamental in catalysis. Recently, researchers have developed a variety of well-controlled …

Metal nanoclusters (NCs), which are composed of about 250 or fewer metal atoms, possess
great potential as novel functional materials. Fundamental research on metal NCs gradually …

Thiolate (SR)‐protected gold nanoclusters (Aun (SR) m NCs) are a rare type of material
capable of simultaneously exhibiting multiple physicochemical properties well‐suited to …

Photophysics of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) is an emerging area of
research due to their potential applications in optoelectronics, photovoltaics, sensing, bio …

Metal nanoparticles occupy an important position in electrocatalysis. Unfortunately, by using
conventional synthetic methodology, it is a great challenge to realize the monodisperse …

Ligand-protected metal nanoclusters controlled by atomic accuracy (ie atomically precise
metal NCs) have recently attracted considerable attention as active sites in heterogeneous …

Metal nanoclusters (NCs) have a particle size of about one nanometer, which makes them
the smallest unit that can give a function to a substance. In addition, metal NCs possess …

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) has been significantly explored to enhance
luminescence properties. Here, we synthesized bimetallic AuCu nanoclusters (NCs) and …

A new method termed “in situ two-phase ligand exchange” was developed to obtain alloy
nanoclusters. With this approach, a series of alloy nanoclusters were obtained for the first …

Understanding the correlation between the atomic structure and optical properties of gold
nanoclusters is essential for exploration of their functionalities and applications involving …