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STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF ATOMIC NANOCLUSTERS

by Julio A Alonso (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain)


Table of Contents (166k)
Chapter 1: Introduction to Clusters (224k)

Atomic clusters are the bridge between molecules and the bulk matter. Following two key experiments — the observation of electronic shells in metallic clusters and the discovery of the C60 fullerence — the field of atomic clusters has experienced a rapid growth, and is now considered a mature field. The electrons of the cluster are confined to a small volume, hence, quantum effects are manifested on many properties of the clusters. Another interesting feature is that the properties often change in a non-smooth way as the number of atoms in the cluster increases. This book provides an updated overview of the field, and presents a detailed description of the structure and electronic properties of different types of clusters: Van der Waals clusters, metallic clusters, clusters of ionic materials and network clusters. The assembling of clusters is also considered, since specially stable clusters are expected to play a role in the future design and synthesis of new materials.


Contents:

  • Introduction to Clusters
  • Experimental Production of Clusters
  • Van der Waals Clusters
  • Electronic and Atomic Shells in Metal Clusters
  • Electronic and Optical Properties of Simple Metal Clusters
  • Melting and Fragmentation of Metal Clusters
  • Bimetallic Clusters
  • Clusters of the Transition Metals
  • Magnetism
  • Clusters of Ionic Materials
  • Carbon Clusters
  • Assembling of New Materials from Clusters


Readership: Chemists, physicists and material scientists from basic and applied research institutions.

428pp Pub. date: Dec 2005
ISBN 978-1-86094-551-9
1-86094-551-1
US$135 / £69


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