Accounts of Chemical Research 2018-03-31

Molecular Clusters: Nanoscale Building Blocks for Solid-State Materials

Andrew Pinkard, Anouck M. Champsaur, Xavier Roy

Index: 10.1021/acs.accounts.8b00016

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Abstract

Superatomic crystals have proven to be both robust and tunable, representing a new method of materials design and architecture. This Account demonstrates how precisely controlling the structure and properties of nanoscale building blocks is key in developing the next generation of functional materials; several examples are discussed and detailed herein.