Cluster Chemistry: Metal Clusters of the Main Group and Transition Elements

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few decades, nanotechnology has increasingly become a molecular regime, leading to a growing interest in main group and transition metal cluster compounds as molecular models for metal nanoparticles. Many results are obtained within the field of precious transition metals due to easily available starting compounds and synthetic procedures, like the Brust–Schiffrin method. However, in recent years, synthetic routes to new cluster compounds have been successfully established as well. This has led to remarkable results in the field of cluster chemistry of metals, opening our eyes to the complexity within the nanoscaled molecular regime. In recent years, investigations have started to spread out to define the extraordinary material properties of such compounds, such as luminescence, X-ray absorption properties, singlet oxygen production, surface modification, nanostructuration, organics/inorganics hybrid composites, or functional surfaces, to name a few. Additionally, novel physical and chemical properties have been obtained for these cluster compounds that might be used in material science or for biological or (photo)catalytic applications.

This Special Issue aims to attract contributions from cluster chemistry from all metals and semimetals to further promote investigations on synthesis, structure, property, and applications of this novel group of cluster compounds, closing and/or bridging the gap to investigations in nanotechnology.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Schnepf
Prof. Dr. Martin Köckerling
Prof. Dr. Zhong-Ming Sun
Guest Editors

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