Restriction of intramolecular rotation for functionalizing metal nanoclusters

Abstract

The restriction of intramolecular rotation has been extensively exploited to trigger the property enhancement of nanocluster-based materials. However, such a restriction was induced mainly by the intermolecular aggregation, the direct...

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Construction of novel Ag(0)-containing silver nanoclusters by regulating auxiliary phosphine ligands

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