RT Journal Article T1 Cluster helicates: promising functional materials A1 Fernández-Fariña, Sandra A1 Barreiro Sisto, Uxía A1 Martínez-Calvo, Miguel A1 Pedrido Castiñeiras, Rosa A1 González Noya, Ana María AB Cluster helicates are a new type of supramolecular architecture that consists of a metal cluster wrapped around by ligands arranged in a helical mode. This class of compounds combines the unique properties of metal clusters with the sophisticated chiral arrangement found in helicates. Therefore, these architectures show promising applications in the development of advanced materials with specific electronic, magnetic, optical, catalytic and biological properties. This review delves into a few pioneering studies on cluster helicates and their applications as nanomagnetic, nanoelectric and catalyst materials. Furthermore, it emphasises the necessity for further exploration in this area and the fields related to the functional applications that cluster helicates can bring to the future of materials science. PB Royal Society of Chemistry SN 1477-9226 YR 2024 FD 2024-10-10 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39873 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39873 LA eng NO References Fernández-Fariña, S., Barreiro-Sisto, U., Martínez-Calvo, M., Pedrido, R., & González-Noya, A. M. (2024). Cluster helicates: Promising functional materials. Dalton Transactions, 53(46), 18451–18457. 10.1039/D4DT02284J NO This research was funded by the following FEDER co-funded grants: From Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia GRC GI-1584 (ED431C 2023/02). From Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Project PID2021127531NB-I00 (AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE) and RED2022-134091-T. DS Minerva RD 21 may 2026