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Sami Malola is a researcher affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with an emphasis on materials chemistry and the development of advanced nanomaterials. Over the course of their career, they have contributed significantly to the study of nanocluster synthesis, catalysis, and crystallography.

Their work covers several key subfields within materials science, including materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, organic chemistry, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and inorganic chemistry. The main topics of Malola's research include:

  • Nanocluster synthesis and applications
  • Advanced nanomaterials in catalysis
  • Gold and silver nanoparticles synthesis and applications
  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Malola has published works in several scientific journals and databases. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemical Communications

Among recent scientific papers, some of the titles authored or coauthored by Malola are:

  • N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilized Hydrido Au24 Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Supercrystal Engineering of Atomically Precise Gold Nanoparticles Promoted by Surface Dynamics (2022, Nature Chemistry)
  • Solvent-Mediated Assembly of Atom-Precise Gold-Silver Nanoclusters to Semiconducting One-Dimensional Materials (2020, Nature Communications)
  • [Cu32(PET)24H8Cl2](PPh4)2: A Copper Hydride Nanocluster with a Bisquare Antiprismatic Core (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Stabilized Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters (2024, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Malola's career, with frequent coauthors including Hannu Häkkinen, Nanfeng Zheng, Boon K. Teo, Guocheng Deng, and María Francisca Matus. These partnerships span a range of topics within their broader field, illustrating a diverse network within materials science.

Best Publications

  • Self-passivating edge reconstructions of graphene.

    Pekka Koskinen;Sami Malola;Hannu Häkkinen

  • All-thiol-stabilized Ag44 and Au12Ag32 nanoparticles with single-crystal structures

    Huayan Yang;Yu Wang;Huaqi Huang;Lars Gell

  • N-heterocyclic carbene-functionalized magic-number gold nanoclusters.

    Mina R. Narouz;Kimberly M. Osten;Phillip J. Unsworth;Renee W. Y. Man

  • Atomically Precise Alkynyl-Protected Metal Nanoclusters as a Model Catalyst: Observation of Promoting Effect of Surface Ligands on Catalysis by Metal Nanoparticles.

    Yu Wang;Xian-Kai Wan;Liting Ren;Haifeng Su

  • A Critical Size for Emergence of Nonbulk Electronic and Geometric Structures in Dodecanethiolate-Protected Au Clusters

    Yuichi Negishi;Tafu Nakazaki;Sami Malola;Shinjiro Takano

  • Evidence for graphene edges beyond zigzag and armchair

    Pekka Koskinen;Sami Malola;Hannu Häkkinen

  • Electron microscopy of gold nanoparticles at atomic resolution

    Maia Azubel;Jaakko Koivisto;Sami Malola;David Bushnell

  • Birth of the localized surface plasmon resonance in monolayer-protected gold nanoclusters.

    Sami Malola;Lauri Lehtovaara;Jussi Enkovaara;Jussi Enkovaara;Hannu Häkkinen

  • Single Crystal XRD Structure and Theoretical Analysis of the Chiral Au30S(S-t-Bu)18 Cluster

    David Crasto;Sami Malola;Grace Brosofsky;Amala Dass

  • Robust, Highly Luminescent Au13 Superatoms Protected by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

    Mina R. Narouz;Shinjiro Takano;Paul A. Lummis;Tetyana I. Levchenko

  • Total Structure and Electronic Structure Analysis of Doped Thiolated Silver [MAg24(SR)18]2– (M = Pd, Pt) Clusters

    Juanzhu Yan;Haifeng Su;Huayan Yang;Sami Malola

  • Structural and theoretical basis for ligand exchange on thiolate monolayer protected gold nanoclusters.

    Christine L. Heinecke;Thomas W. Ni;Sami Malola;Ville Mäkinen

  • Structural, chemical, and dynamical trends in graphene grain boundaries

    Sami Malola;Hannu Häkkinen;Pekka Koskinen

  • Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Bimetallic [Ag28Cu12(SR)24]4- Nanoclusters via Ion Pairing

    Juanzhu Yan;Haifeng Su;Huayan Yang;Chengyi Hu

  • Jahn–Teller effects in Au25(SR)18

    Marcus A. Tofanelli;Kirsi Salorinne;Thomas W. Ni;Sami Malola

  • Atomically Precise, Thiolated Copper-Hydride Nanoclusters as Single-Site Hydrogenation Catalysts for Ketones in Mild Conditions.

    Cunfa Sun;Nisha Mammen;Sami Kaappa;Peng Yuan

  • Highly Robust but Surface‐Active: An N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Stabilized Au25 Nanocluster

    Hui Shen;Guocheng Deng;Sami Kaappa;Tongde Tan

  • [Ag67(SPhMe2)32(PPh3)8]3+: Synthesis, Total Structure, and Optical Properties of a Large Box-Shaped Silver Nanocluster

    Mohammad Jaber Alhilaly;Megalamane Siddaramappa Bootharaju;Chakra Prasad Joshi;Tabot Besong

  • Bulky Surface Ligands Promote Surface Reactivities of [Ag141X12(S-Adm)40]3+ (X = Cl, Br, I) Nanoclusters: Models for Multiple-Twinned Nanoparticles.

    Liting Ren;Peng Yuan;Haifeng Su;Sami Malola

  • Detailed Reaction Paths for Zeolite Dealumination and Desilication From Density Functional Calculations

    Sami Malola;Stian Svelle;Francesca Lønstad Bleken;Ole Swang;Ole Swang

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Häkkinen
Hannu Häkkinen University of Jyväskylä
Nanfeng Zheng
Nanfeng Zheng Xiamen University
Tatsuya Tsukuda
Tatsuya Tsukuda University of Tokyo
Mika Pettersson
Mika Pettersson University of Jyväskylä
Cathleen M. Crudden
Cathleen M. Crudden Queen's University
Hai-Feng Su
Hai-Feng Su Xiamen University
Lan-Sun Zheng
Lan-Sun Zheng Xiamen University
Taeghwan Hyeon
Taeghwan Hyeon Seoul National University
Thomas Bürgi
Thomas Bürgi University of Geneva
Jaakko Akola
Jaakko Akola Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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