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Nanoclusters as Synthons for Unit-Cell-Size Comparable One-Dimensional Nanostructures

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The unit-cell-size comparable ultrathin nanowires(UCNWs) with typical cross-sectional dimension of around one nanometer, comparable to the unit-cell-size of inorganic materials, exhibit unique properties different from traditional nanomaterials. However, their facile and general synthesis is still a great challenge, since it not only demands the anisotropic growth in one direction, but also needs to completely restrict the growth in the other two dimensions. In this review, we summarize and introduce a strategy to prepare UCNWs using nanoclusters as synthons, which is promising to be a general synthesis method for UCNWs. We start with the introduction to the definition and characteristics of UCNWs. Subsequently, the key problems of UCNWs synthesis are analyzed from the perspective of thermodynamics and the strategy of using nanoclusters as synthons is proposed. Then, the related works about synthesis of UCNWs using magic-size clusters(MSCs) and polyoxometalate(POM) clusters as synthons are introduced and carefully discussed. Finally, challenges and opportunities are also elaborately discussed. This review is anticipated to provide a panoramic sketch and future directions toward the general synthesis of UCNWs.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.21971117), the Functional Research Funds for the Central Universities, Nankai University, China(No.63186005), the Project of Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, China(No.ZB19500202), the Open Funds of the State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, China (No.RERU2019001), the “111” Project from China(No.B18030), the Outstanding Youth Project of the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation, China (No.20JCJQJC00130), the Key Project of Tianjin Natural Science Foundation, China(No.20JCZDJC00650), and the Open Foundation of Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metals and Featured Materials, China (No.2022GXYSOF07).

We thank the Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations(Tianjin, China) for financial support.

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Fu, H., Du, Y. Nanoclusters as Synthons for Unit-Cell-Size Comparable One-Dimensional Nanostructures. Chem. Res. Chin. Univ. 39, 568–579 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-023-3121-2

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