Publication

2025

Structural Origin of Spin-Orbit Splitting of 1P Orbitals of Icosahedral Au13 Superatom Protected by Ligands

Shun Ito*, Kiichirou Koyasu, and Tatsuya Tsukuda*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202508151 (2025), in press.

Aqueous phase synthesis of benzyl ester over partially thiolated Au25 nanocluster catalysts: improving selectivity with hydrophobic carbon support

Kosuke Sakamoto, Koki Chida, Shinya Masuda*, Takeharu Yoshii*, Hiromoto Nishihara, and Tatsuya Tsukuda*
Green Chem. (2025), in press.

A nearly perfect icosahedral Ir@Au12 superatom with superior photoluminescence obtained by ligand engineering

Katsuya Mutoh*, Teppei Yahagi, Shinjiro Takano, Sonomi Kawakita, Takeshi Iwasa, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Tatsuya Tsukuda*, and Takuya Nakashima*
Chem. Sci., 16, 8240-8246 (2025).
Selected as Front Cover

Diving into Unknown Waters: Water-Soluble Clickable Au13 Nanoclusters Protected with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Bio-Medical Applications

Angus I. Sullivan, Emily A. Steele, Shinjiro Takano, Elham Zeinizade, Juan Chen, Sami Malola, Kumar Siddhant, Hannu Häkkinen*, Kevin G. Stamplecoskie*, Tatsuya Tsukuda*, Gang Zheng*, and Cathleen M. Crudden*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 147, 4230-4238 (2025).

Impact of Ligand Structure on Biological Activity and Photophysical Properties of NHC-Protected Au13 Nanoclusters

Viveka K. Kulkarni, Emily L. Albright, Elham Zeinizade, Emily Steele, Juan Chen, Lili Ding, Sami Malola, Shinjiro Takano, Kristen Harrington, Nahyun Kwon, Tetyana I. Levchenko, Masakazu Nambo*, Tatsuya Tsukuda*, Hannu Häkkinen*, Kevin Stamplecoskie*, Gang Zheng*, and Cathleen M. Crudden*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 147, 4017-4025 (2025).

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