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15. Functionalizing Metal Nanoclusters in Water: Synthesis, Interfacing, and Emerging Applications
Yifan Wang, Rukai Zhao, Zhucheng Yang,* Jianping Xie*
PNAS Nexus, 2026
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14. Assembly of Tetrahedral Units in the Atomic-Resolved Structural Evolution of Gold Nanostructures
Zhucheng Yang, Yuhan Yi, Yifan Wang, Yongying Ye, Ruixuan Zhang, Guanyu Ma, Tiankai Chen,* Wen Wu Xu,* Jianping Xie*
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026, Cover Article
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13. Conformation‐Governed Ostwald Ripening of Protein‐Templated Gold Nanoclusters with Atomic Resolution
Zhenghan Liu, Lin Paing Ye, Liwen Yu, Zijin Jiao, Xindi Liu, Hong Zhu, Taisen Zuo, He Cheng, Zhucheng Yang, Wenqian Chen,* Tiankai Chen,* Jianping Xie*
Small, 2026
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12. Precise Surface Engineering of Metal Nanoclusters: Ligand Programming for Functionality Design
Zhucheng Yang, Yifan Wang, Ruixuan Zhang, Tiankai Chen,* Jianping Xie*
Advanced Materials, 2025, Inside Front Cover
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11. Photoluminescence Modulation of Cation-Induced Gold(I)-Thiolate Aggregates
Ruixuan Zhang, Zhucheng Yang, Bihan Zhang, Tiankai Chen,* Jianping Xie*
Chemistry of Materials, 2025
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10. Topology-Driven Search for Molecular Links in Nanoclusters: Structure Prediction for Au16(SR)14
Jing Qian, Jingkuan Lyu, Zhucheng Yang, Jianping Xie*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2025
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9. Integrating Sulfido Ligands into Thiolate-Gold (I) Clusters via Competing Bonding
Zhucheng Yang, Ziyi Chen, Bo Li, Ruixuan Zhang, Yitao Cao, De-en Jiang, Qiaofeng Yao, Huiting Shan, Tiankai Chen,* Peng Zhang,* Jianping Xie*
CCS Chemistry, 2025
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8. Molecule-like Synthesis of Ligand-protected Metal Nanoclusters
Qiaofeng Yao, Moshuqi Zhu, Zhucheng Yang, Xiaorong Song, Xun Yuan, Zhipu Zhang, Wenping Hu,* Jianping Xie*
Nature Reviews Materials, 2025
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7. Unraveling a Ligand-initiated Oxidative Etching Pathway in Gold Nanoclusters
Guanyu Ma, Ao Yang, Ruixuan Zhang, Zhucheng Yang, Yuhan Yi, Tiankai Chen*
Nanoscale, 2025
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6. Synthesis Planning for Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters
Jingkuan Lyu, Jing Qian, Zhucheng Yang, Jianping Xie*
Nanoscale Horizons, 2025
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5. Glutathione: a Naturally Occurring Tripeptide for Functional Metal Nanomaterials
Zhucheng Yang, Jingkuan Lyu, Jing Qian, Yifan Wang, Zhenghan Liu, Qiaofeng Yao, Tiankai Chen,* Yitao Cao,* Jianping Xie*
Chemical Science, 2025
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4. When Metal Nanoclusters Meet Smart Synthesis
Zhucheng Yang, Anye Shi, Ruixuan Zhang, Zuowei Ji, Jiali Li, Jingkuan Lyu, Jing Qian, Tiankai Chen,* Xiaonan Wang,* Fengqi You,* Jianping Xie*
ACS Nano, 2024
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3. Molecular Interactions in Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters
Jing Qian, Zhucheng Yang, Jingkuan Lyu, Qiaofeng Yao,* Jianping Xie*
Precision Chemistry, 2024
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2. Golden Insights from a Silver Superatom
Zhucheng Yang, Jianping Xie*
National Science Review, 2024
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1. Modulating Catalytic Activity and Stability of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters as Peroxidase Mimics via Ligand Engineering
Huiting Shan, Jiafu Shi,* Tiankai Chen, Yitao Cao, Qiaofeng Yao, Hua An, Zhucheng Yang, Zhenhua Wu, Zhongyi Jiang,* Jianping Xie*
ACS Nano, 2023
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