Atomically Precise Nanoclusters

Chapter 1

Part I: Nanocluster Synthesis and Structural Characterization; Chemical Synthesis and Physical Isolation of Metal Nanoclusters

Nan Yan and Zhikun Wu

Pages: 1-40

Chapter 2

Nanoparticles with Atomic Resolution: Synthesis and Stable Structures of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters

Tatsuya Higaki and Rongchao Jin

Pages: 41-68

Chapter 3

Synthesis and Structure of Selenolate-Protected Metal Nanoclusters

Yongbo Song and Manzhou Zhu

Pages: 69-96

Chapter 4

Strategy for Structural Prediction of Thiolate-Protected Au Nanoclusters Based on Density Functional Theory

Chunyan Liu, Limu Hu, and Jing Ma

Pages: 97-122

Chapter 5

Part II: Electronic and Optical Properties of Nanoclusters; Toward Understanding the Structure of Gold Nanoclusters

Endong Wang and Yi Gao

Pages: 123-148

Chapter 6

Optical Properties of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters: Transition from Excitons to Plasmons

Tatsuya Higaki and Rongchao Jin

Pages: 149-164

Chapter 7

Gold Nanoclusters with Atomic Precision: Optical Properties

Lin Xiong and Yong Pei

Pages: 165-228

Chapter 8

Part III: Catalytic Application of Nanoclusters; Catalytic Application of Well-Defined Au Nanoparticles: Oxidation, Hydrogenation, and Coupling Reactions

Quanquan Shi, Youhai Cao, Zhaoxian Qin, and Gao Li

Pages: 229-254

Chapter 9

Catalytic Application of Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters as Heterogeneous Catalysts in Industrially Important Chemical Reactions

Yongnan Sun and Yan Zhu

Pages: 255-284

Chapter 10

Density Functional Theory Studies for Catalysis of Atomically Precise Metal Clusters

Mingyang Chen and Shenggang Li

Pages: 285-324