Chen W., Chen S. (Eds.) Functional Nanometer-Sized Clusters of Transition Metals: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014. — 464 p. — (RSC Smart Materials 07). — ISBN10: 1849738246.Metal nanoclusters, which bridge metal atoms and nanocrystals, are gaining attention due to their unique chemical and physical properties which differ greatly from their corresponding large nanoparticles and molecular compounds. Their electronic and optical properties are of particular interest for their use in sensing, optoelectronics, photovoltaics and catalysis. The book highlights recent progress and challenges in size-controlled synthesis, size-dependent properties, characterization and applications of metal nanoclusters. Specific topics include organochalcogenolate-stabilized metal nanoparticles, water-soluble fluorescent silver nanoclusters, thiolate-protected Au and Ag nanoclusters, DNA-templated metal nanoclusters, fluorescent platinum nanoclusters and janus nanoparticles by interfacial engineering. Edited by active researchers in the area, the book provides a valuable reference for researchers in the area of functional nanomaterials. It also provides a guide for graduate students, academic and industrial researchers interested in the fundamentals of the materials or their applications.Mechanistic Insights into the Brust–Schiffrin Synthesis of Organochalcogenolate-Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles
New Strategies and Synthetic Routes to Synthesize Fluorescent Atomic Quantum Clusters
Silver Magic-Number Clusters and Their Properties
Synthesis and Applications of Water-Soluble Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters
Synthesis and Applications of Silver Nanoclusters Protected by Polymers, Protein, Peptide and Short Molecules
Novel Synthetic Strategies for Thiolate-Protected Au and Ag Nanoclusters: Towards Atomic Precision and Strong Luminescence
Noble Metal Clusters in Protein Templates
Metal(0) Clusters in Catalysis
Metal Nanoclusters: Size-Controlled Synthesis and Size-Dependent Catalytic Activity
Metal Clusters in Catalysis
In Silico Studies of Functional Transition Metal Nanoclusters
DNA-Templated Metal Nanoclusters and Their Applications
Synthesis of Fluorescent Platinum Nanoclusters for Biomedical Imaging
Janus Nanoparticles by Interfacial Engineering