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 …

Atomic clusters, consisting of a few to a few thousand atoms, have emerged over the past 40
years as the ultimate nanoparticles, whose structure and properties can be controlled one …

We summarize here the research advances on the reactivity of metal clusters. After a simple
introduction of apparatuses used for gas-phase cluster reactions, we focus on the reactivity …

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 …

Density functional theory was used to study the CO oxidation catalytic activity of CeO2-
supported Au nanoparticles (NPs). Experimental observations on CeO2 show that the …

Conspectus Bridging the gap between atoms and macroscopic matter, clusters continue to
be a subject of increasing research interest. Among the realm of cluster investigations, an …

Atomic clusters composed of homo or heteroatomic species constitute an intermediate
phase of matter where every atom counts and whose properties depend on their size …

Building metal materials with well-defined components and the monomer-genetic property is
one of the foremost challenges in chemistry and materials science. In recent years, metal …

Ultra-small gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) from subnanometer scale to approximately 2 nm
(also called gold nanoclusters [Au NCs]) have recently attracted much attention in the fields …

Global optimization constitutes an important and fundamental problem in theoretical studies
in many chemical fields, such as catalysis, materials, or separations problems. In this paper …