Atomically Precise Nanoclusters

A major goal of nanotechnology is to achieve nanoscale materials and devices with atomic precision. Toward this goal, breakthroughs have recently been made in solution phase synthesis and applications of atomically precise nanoclusters. This book presents the exciting progress in this new research field. The 10 chapters are contributed by leading experts and cover the synthetic methods, atomic structures, electronic and optical properties, and catalytic applications of noble metal nanoclusters. Such new nanocluster materials offer exciting opportunities for chemists and physicists to understand fundamental science of nanoclusters, especially the atomic level structure-property correlation and design of new materials, and also for developing a range of applications including catalysis, biomedicine, sensing, imaging, optics, and energy conversion. Edited by Rongchao Jin and Yan Zhu, who are prominent researchers in this field, the book should appeal to researchers in nanotechnology, nanochemistry, catalysis, computational chemistry, and also practitioners in industry R&D for new materials. The book is written to be accessible to undergraduate and graduate students, and thus it can be excellent teaching material.