Size Effects of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters in Catalysis

• Published in: Precision Chemistry Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 14 - 28
• Main Authors: Li, Site, Du, Xiangsha, Liu, Zhongyu, Li, Yingwei, Shao, Yucai, Jin, Rongchao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States University of Science and Technology of China and American Chemical Society 27.03.2023; American Chemical Society
• Subjects: Review; catalysis; atomic precision; nanoclusters; size effects; electronic structure

The emergence of ligand-protected, atomically precise gold nanoclusters (NCs) in recent years has attracted broad interest in catalysis due to their well-defined atomic structures and intriguing properties. Especially, the precise formulas of NCs provide an opportunity to study the size effects at t...