Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters (Synthesis Lectures on Materials and Optics)

Atomically precise metal nanocluster research has emerged as a new frontier. This book serves as an introduction to metal nanoclusters protected by ligands. The authors have summarized the synthesis principles and methods, the characterization methods and new physicochemical properties, and some potential applications. By pursuing atomic precision, such nanocluster materials provide unprecedented opportunities for establishing precise relationships between the atomic-level structures and the properties. The book should be accessible to senior undergraduate and graduate students, researchers in various fields (e.g., chemistry, physics, materials, biomedicine, and engineering), R&D scientists, and science policy makers.

Zhikun Wu is a Professor of Chemistry at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2004. His current research interests are the syntheses, structures, properties and applications of atomically precise metal nanoclusters.Rongchao Jin is a Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. He received his B.S. in Chemical Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1995, his M.S. in Catalysis from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in 1998, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Northwestern University in 2003. After three years of postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago, he joined the chemistry faculty of CMU in 2006 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2012 and Full Professor in 2015. His current research interests are atomically precise metal nanoparticles, nano-optics, and catalysis.