Selected Publications

1. G.Li, J.Hou, X.Lei, D.Li*, E.Yu, W.Hu, X.Cai, X.Liu, M.Chen*, Y.Zhu*. Reactivity and Recyclability of Ligand-Protected Metal Cluster Catalysts for CO2 Transformation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202216735.

2. X.Liu, X.Cai, Y.Zhu*. Catalysis Synergism by Atomically Precise Bimetallic Nanoclusters Doped with Heteroatoms. Acc. Chem. Res. 2023, 56, 1528.

3. X.Cai, Y.Liu, G.Li, W.Hu, X.Liu, M.Chen*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. The functionalized heterogeneous catalyst from atomically precise Pd1Au8 cluster facilitates the carbon-carbon bond construction. Adv. Mater. 2023, 2301466.

4. T.Song, Z.Yao, G.Li, X.Cai, X.Liu, Y.Wang*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Catalytic Activity Coupled with Structural Stability within a Heterodimeric Au29(SR)19 Cluster. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 10878.

5. Q.Yuan, S.Huang, H.Lin, G.Saranya, W.Hu, G.Li, X.Cai, X.Liu, M.Chen*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Atomically Precise AgCu Clusters Affixed to SiO2 Aerogel for N-formylation of Amines. ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 16188.

6. X.Liu, E.Wang, M.Zhou*, Y.Wan, Y.Zhang, H.Liu, Y.Zhao, J.Li, Y.Gao*, Y.Zhu*. Asymmetrically Doping a Platium Atom into a Au38 Nanocluster for Changing the Electron Configuration and Reactivity in Electrocatalysis. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202207685.

7. J.Xu, L.Xiong, X.Cai, S.Tang, A.Tang, X.Liu, Y.Pei*, Y.Zhu*. Evolution from superatomic Au24Ag20 monomers into molecular-like Au43Ag38 dimeric nanoclusters. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 2778.

8. X.Cai, G.Li, W.Hu, Y.Zhu*. Catalytic Conversion of CO2 over Atomically Precise Gold-Based Cluster Catalysts. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 10638.

9. G.Li, X.Sui, X.Cai, W.Hu, X.Liu, M.Chen, Y.Zhu*. Precisely Constructed Silver Active Sites in Gold Nanoclusters for Chemical Fixation of CO2. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10573.

10. Y.Sun, X.Liu, K.Xiao, Y.Zhu*, M.Chen*. Active-Site Tailoring of Gold Cluster Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction. ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 11551.

11. X.Liu, W.Xu, X.Huang, E.Wang, X.Cai, Y.Zhao, J.Li, M.Xiao, C.Zhang*, Y.Gao*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. De novo design of Au36(SR)24 nanoclusters. Nature Commun. 2020, 11, 3349.

12. X.Cai, W.Hu, S.Xu, D.Yang, M.Chen*, M.Shu, R.Si*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Structural Relaxation Enabled by Internal Vacancy Available in a 24-atom Gold Cluster Reinforces Catalytic Reactivity. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 4141.

13. G.Li, W.Hu, Y.Sun, J.Xu, X.Cai, X.Cheng, Y.Zhang, A.Tang, X.Liu, M.Chen*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Reactivity and Lability of Modulated by a Valence Electron Moving in and out of 25-Atom Gold Nanoclusters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 21135.

14. D.Yang, W.Pei, S.Zhou*, J.Zhao, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Controllable Conversion of CO2 on Non-metallic Gold Clusters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 1919.

15. X.Liu, G.Saranya, X.Huang, X.Cheng, R.Wang, M.Chen*, C.Zhang, T.Li, Y.Zhu*. Ag2Au50(PET)36 Nanocluster: Dimeric Assembly of Au25(PET)18 Enabled by Silver Atoms. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 13941.

16. W.Hu, Y.Sun, S.Li, X.Cheng, X.Cai, M.Chen*, Y.Zhu*. Visible-light-driven Methane Conversion with Oxygen Enabled by Atomically Precise Nickel Catalyst. CCS Chem. 2020, 2, 2509.

17. X.Cai, G.Saranya, K.Shen, M.Chen*, R.Si*, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Reversible Switching of Catalytic Activity by Shuttling an Atom into and out of Au Nanoclusters. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9964.

18. Y.Liu, X.Chai, X.Cai, M.Chen*, R.Jin, W.Ding, Y.Zhu*. Central Doping of a Foreign Atom into the Silver Cluster for Catalytic Conversion of CO2 toward C-C Bond Formation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9775.

19. Y.Wang, J.Yang, R.Tian, L.Peng, X.Guo, N.Xue, Y.Zhu*, W.Ding*. Crystal-Facet Effect of γ‑Al2O3 on SupportingCrOx for Catalytic Semihydrogenation of Acetylene. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 6419.

20. Q.Li, J.C. Russell, T.Luo, X.Roy, N.L. Rosi, Y.Zhu*, R.Jin*. Modulating the Hierarchical Fibrous Assembly of Au Nanoparticles with Atomic Precision. Nature Commun. 2018, 9, 3871.