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Here we report the synthesis and structure\u2010property engineering of a class of atomically precise silver nanoclusters via geometric tuning and copper substitution. Compared with the parent nanocluster Ag\n                    <jats:sub>23<\/jats:sub>\n                    (PET)\n                    <jats:sub>18<\/jats:sub>\n                    (PPh\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    )\n                    <jats:sub>8<\/jats:sub>\n                    (abbreviated as Ag\n                    <jats:sub>23<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u20101), a Cu\u2010substituted Ag\n                    <jats:sub>19<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    (SCH\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    PhCl)\n                    <jats:sub>18<\/jats:sub>\n                    (PPh\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    )\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    nanocluster (i.e., Ag\n                    <jats:sub>19<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) modulates the electronic structure and catalytic active sites, giving rise to an improved Faradaic efficiency (FE \u223c71%) upon NO\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    RR electrocatalysis but with irreversible alteration of the metal oxidation states. Intriguingly, a geometry\u2010tuned [Ag\n                    <jats:sub>23<\/jats:sub>\n                    (SAdm)\n                    <jats:sub>12<\/jats:sub>\n                    ]\n                    <jats:sup>3+<\/jats:sup>\n                    cluster (Ag\n                    <jats:sub>23<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u20102) exhibits enhanced stability due to its superatomic eight\u2010electron shell structure (1S\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    |1P\n                    <jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\n                    ||) and delivers an NH\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    yield of \u223c6.5 mg\n                    <jats:sub>NH3<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u00b7h\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u00b7mg\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    <jats:sub>cat<\/jats:sub>\n                    at \u22120.9 V, outperforming the parent Ag\n                    <jats:sub>23<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u20101 and comparable with the Ag\n                    <jats:sub>19<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    NCs. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the reaction proceeds via a stepwise hydrogenation pathway, with the *NO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2010to\u2010*NO conversion serving as the rate\u2010determining step, where the energy barriers can be efficiently lowered by the Ag\n                    <jats:sub>19<\/jats:sub>\n                    Cu\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    NCs. This work illustrates that structural engineering constitutes an effective strategy for tailoring activity, selectivity, and stability in atomically precise nanocluster catalysts.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/smll.76210","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,12]],"date-time":"2026-10-12T08:47:38Z","timestamp":1791794858000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Structure\u2010Property Engineering in Ag\n                    <sub>23<\/sub>\n                    Nanoclusters for Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1968-6511","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jianglu","family":"Yuan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"},{"name":"School of Chemistry University of Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Demiao","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"},{"name":"School of Chemistry University of Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-9233-9894","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xingmiao","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Chemistry University of Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"},{"name":"Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5605-2630","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hua","family":"Sheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Photochemistry Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5752-1996","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhixun","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"},{"name":"School of Chemistry University of Chinese Academy of Sciences  Beijing China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"490","DOI":"10.1038\/s41929-018-0092-7","article-title":"Catalysts for Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia","volume":"1","author":"Foster S. 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