Issue 43, 2019

Engineering ultrasmall metal nanoclusters for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Abstract

In view of many of the fundamental properties of ultrasmall noble metal nanoclusters progressively being uncovered, it has become increasingly clear that this class of materials has enormous potential for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications due to their unique electronic and optical properties. In this Minireview, we highlight the key electronic and optical properties of metal nanoclusters which are essential to photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. We further use these properties as the basis for our discussion to map out directions or principles for the rational design of high performance photocatalysts and electrocatalysts, highlighting several successful attempts along this direction.

Graphical abstract: Engineering ultrasmall metal nanoclusters for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
23 Aug. 2019
Accepted
19 Sept. 2019
First published
03 Okt. 2019

Nanoscale, 2019,11, 20437-20448

Engineering ultrasmall metal nanoclusters for photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications

O. J. H. Chai, Z. Liu, T. Chen and J. Xie, Nanoscale, 2019, 11, 20437 DOI: 10.1039/C9NR07272A

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