Thorough discussion on how surface modification and self-assembly play roles in the atomically precise formation and property tailoring of molecular clusters

Atomically Precise Metal Clusters: Surface Engineering and Hierarchical Assembly summarizes and discusses the surface modification, assembly, and property tailoring of a wide variety of nanoclusters, including the well-explored metal clusters, addressing the structure–property relationships throughout. The atomic-level control in synthesis, new types of structures, and physical/chemical properties of nanoclusters are illustrated in various chapters.

The controlled modification and assembly of metal nanoclusters is expected to have a major impact on future nanoscience research and other areas, with distinctive metal cluster-based function materials with precise structures uncovering exciting opportunities in both fundamental research and practical applications.

Written by a highly qualified academic with significant research experience in the field, Atomically Precise Metal Clusters includes information on:

• Ligand engineering and assembly of coinage metal nanoclusters such as gold, silver, and copper
• Recent advances in post-modification of polyoxometalates and small transition metal chalcogenide superatom clusters
• Synthesis and assembly of cadmium chalcogenide supertetrahedral clusters and modification and assembly of Fe-S clusters
• Indium phosphide magic-sized clusters, ligand-tailoring platinum and palladium clusters, and metal oxo clusters (MOCs)
• Enabling access to desired functions in metal clusters for catalysis, optics, biomedicine, and other fields through surface engineering and supramolecular assembly

A timely and comprehensive book that summarizes the recent progress in the surface modification and self-assembly of metal nanoclusters, Atomically Precise Metal Clusters provides essential guidance for graduate students and advanced researchers in material science, chemistry, biomedicine, and other disciplines.

Shuang-Quan Zang, PhD, is Professor in the College of Chemistry of Zhengzhou University, China. He received The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2018. His current scientific interests focus on atomically precise metal clusters, cluster-assembled materials, and functional metal-organic frameworks.