Future prospects of gold nanoclusters in hydrogen storage systems and sustainable environmental treatment applications DOI Creative Commons
Sheikha A. Alkhursani,

Nadiah Aldaleeli,

Samera Ali Al-Gahtany

et al.

Nanotechnology Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), with sizes below 2 nm, have emerged as remarkable nanomaterials exhibiting unique optical, electronic, and chemical properties. Their ultra-small size imparts advantageous characteristics, including high surface area, tunable fluorescence, excellent biocompatibility, making AuNCs highly promising for diverse applications. This article explores recent advancements in leveraging to address critical challenges clean energy storage environmental remediation. For storage, boost the performance of Li-based batteries by facilitating rapid electron transfer kinetics limiting polysulfide shuttling. The review delves into mechanistic insights governing AuNC–hydrogen interactions, various synthetic approaches tailoring AuNCs, their emerging applications advanced electrodes, efficient catalysts, conductive additives enabling improved charge capabilities. Additionally, using plasmonic effects hot carrier generation induced shows tremendous potential photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen fuel production. applications, enable degradation persistent organic pollutants, heavy metal ion detection at part-per-trillion levels, solar-driven purification, relying on plasmon-enhanced processes. However, long-term ecological impacts remain unclear. study thus underscores need further toxicological assessments life cycle analyses promote sustainable AuNC-based technologies through responsible research innovation. Overall, it highlights versatile applicability addressing challenges.

Language: Английский

Rational design and synthesis of atomically precise nanocluster-based nanocomposites: a step towards environmental catalysis DOI
Alok Kumar,

Glory James,

Ravari Kandy Aparna

et al.

Chemical Communications, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) possess distinct properties that can present challenges in certain applications. However, integrating these materials to create new composite functional has gained significant interest due their unique characteristics through a range of applications, particularly catalysis. Considering MOFs as hosts NCs guests, several synergistic effects have been observed composites, environmental catalytic reactions. the role encapsulated within MOF pore structure is still its infancy. Besides, stabilizing NCs, whether intact ligands or without via host, presents are currently being investigated. This feature article reviews recent advancements synthesis NC@MOF focusing on cutting-edge strategies for selecting roles NC ligands, well characterization

Language: Английский

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Future prospects of gold nanoclusters in hydrogen storage systems and sustainable environmental treatment applications DOI Creative Commons
Sheikha A. Alkhursani,

Nadiah Aldaleeli,

Samera Ali Al-Gahtany

et al.

Nanotechnology Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), with sizes below 2 nm, have emerged as remarkable nanomaterials exhibiting unique optical, electronic, and chemical properties. Their ultra-small size imparts advantageous characteristics, including high surface area, tunable fluorescence, excellent biocompatibility, making AuNCs highly promising for diverse applications. This article explores recent advancements in leveraging to address critical challenges clean energy storage environmental remediation. For storage, boost the performance of Li-based batteries by facilitating rapid electron transfer kinetics limiting polysulfide shuttling. The review delves into mechanistic insights governing AuNC–hydrogen interactions, various synthetic approaches tailoring AuNCs, their emerging applications advanced electrodes, efficient catalysts, conductive additives enabling improved charge capabilities. Additionally, using plasmonic effects hot carrier generation induced shows tremendous potential photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen fuel production. applications, enable degradation persistent organic pollutants, heavy metal ion detection at part-per-trillion levels, solar-driven purification, relying on plasmon-enhanced processes. However, long-term ecological impacts remain unclear. study thus underscores need further toxicological assessments life cycle analyses promote sustainable AuNC-based technologies through responsible research innovation. Overall, it highlights versatile applicability addressing challenges.

Language: Английский

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0