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Structural modification and performance regulation of atomically precise metal nanoclusters by phosphine

Show Author's Information Wenwen Fei§,  Yang Tao§,  Yao Qiao,  Sheng-Yan Tang,  Man-Bo Li ( )
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China

§ Wenwen Fei and Yang Tao contributed equally to this work.

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metal nanoclusters, performance regulation, structural modification, phosphine ligands, ligand exchange-induced size/structural transformation (LEIST)
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The ligand exchange-induced size/structural transformation (LEIST) reaction of metal nanoclusters gives researchers an effective way to understand the structural transition, broaden the methods of synthesis, and enhance the relevant performance of metal nanoclusters. Herein, the structural features and unique bonding modes of phosphine ligands are investigated to explore the phosphine-LEIST reaction, which shows an advantage in metal nanocluster’ structural modification and property modulation. This review focuses on the phosphine LEIST and the corresponding catalytic and optical performance regulation of metal nanoclusters. An introspective outlook is also presented concerning the design and synthesis of functional phosphine ligands for the further evolution in modulates and performance of atomically precise metal nanoclusters.


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Structural modification and performance regulation of atomically precise metal nanoclusters by phosphine

Show Author's information Wenwen Fei§, Yang Tao§, Yao Qiao, Sheng-Yan Tang, Man-Bo Li ( )
Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, China

§ Wenwen Fei and Yang Tao contributed equally to this work.

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The ligand exchange-induced size/structural transformation (LEIST) reaction of metal nanoclusters gives researchers an effective way to understand the structural transition, broaden the methods of synthesis, and enhance the relevant performance of metal nanoclusters. Herein, the structural features and unique bonding modes of phosphine ligands are investigated to explore the phosphine-LEIST reaction, which shows an advantage in metal nanocluster’ structural modification and property modulation. This review focuses on the phosphine LEIST and the corresponding catalytic and optical performance regulation of metal nanoclusters. An introspective outlook is also presented concerning the design and synthesis of functional phosphine ligands for the further evolution in modulates and performance of atomically precise metal nanoclusters.

Keywords: metal nanoclusters, performance regulation, structural modification, phosphine ligands, ligand exchange-induced size/structural transformation (LEIST)

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Received: 27 September 2023
Revised: 25 October 2023
Accepted: 02 November 2023
Published: 22 November 2023
Issue date: December 2023

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 92061110 and 22303001), Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 2108085Y05), and Startup funds from Anhui University (No. S020318006/022).

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