Structure and Properties of Clusters: from a few Atoms to Nanoparticles

Structure and Properties of Clusters: from a few Atoms to Nanoparticles
Author: George Maroulis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2006-10-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9047418603

This volume on Clusters brings together contributions from a large number of specialists. A central element for all contributions is the use of advanced computational methodologies and their application to various aspects of structure, reactivity and properties of clusters. The size of clusters varies from a few atoms to nanoparticles.

Structure and Properties of Clusters: from a few Atoms to Nanoparticles

Structure and Properties of Clusters: from a few Atoms to Nanoparticles
Author: George Maroulis
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2006-10-27
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9067644560

This volume on Clusters brings together contributions from a large number of specialists. A central element for all contributions is the use of advanced computational methodologies and their application to various aspects of structure, reactivity and properties of clusters. The size of clusters varies from a few atoms to nanoparticles. Special emphasis is given to bringing forth new insights on the structure and properties of these systems with an eye towards potential applications in Materials Science. Overal, the volume presents to the readers an amazing wealth of new results. Particular subjects include water clusters, Silicon, Iron, Nickel and Gold clusters, carbon-titanium microclusters and nanoparticles, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, chiral carbon nanotubes, boron nanoclusters and more.

Metal Nanoparticles and Clusters

Metal Nanoparticles and Clusters
Author: Francis Leonard Deepak
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2017-11-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319680536

​This book covers the continually expanding field of metal nanoparticles and clusters, in particular their size-dependent properties and quantum phenomena. The approaches to the organization of atoms that form clusters and nanoparticles have been advancing rapidly in recent times. These advancements are described through a combination of experimental and computational approaches and are covered in detail by the authors. Recent highlights of the various emerging properties and applications ranging from plasmonics to catalysis are showcased.

Structure And Properties Of Atomic Nanoclusters (2nd Edition)

Structure And Properties Of Atomic Nanoclusters (2nd Edition)
Author: Julio A Alonso
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2011-08-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1908977752

Atomic clusters are aggregates of atoms containing a few to several thousand atoms. Due to the small size of these pieces of matter, the properties of atomic clusters in general are different from those of the corresponding material in the macroscopic bulk phase. This monograph presents the main developments of atomic clusters and the current status of the field. The book treats different types of clusters with very different properties: clusters in which the atoms or molecules are tied by weak van der Waals interactions, metallic clusters, clusters of ionic materials, and network clusters made of typical covalent elements. It includes methods of experimental cluster synthesis as well as the structural, electronic, thermodynamic and magnetic properties of clusters, covering both experiments and the theoretical work that has led to our present understanding of the different properties of clusters. The question of assembling nanoclusters to form solids with new properties is also considered.Having an adequate knowledge of the properties of clusters can be of great help to any scientist working with objects of nanometric size. On the other hand, nanoclusters are themselves potentially important in fields like catalysis and nanomedicine./a

Structure and Properties of Atomic Nanoclusters

Structure and Properties of Atomic Nanoclusters
Author: Julio A. Alonso
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2012
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1848167334

Atomic clusters are aggregates of atoms containing a few to several thousand atoms. Due to the small size of these pieces of matter, the properties of atomic clusters in general are different from those of the corresponding material in the macroscopic bulk phase. This monograph presents the main developments of atomic clusters and the current status of the field. The book treats different types of clusters with very different properties: clusters in which the atoms or molecules are tied by weak van der Waals interactions, metallic clusters, clusters of ionic materials, and network clusters made of typical covalent elements. It includes methods of experimental cluster synthesis as well as the structural, electronic, thermodynamic and magnetic properties of clusters, covering both experiments and the theoretical work that has led to our present understanding of the different properties of clusters. The question of assembling nanoclusters to form solids with new properties is also considered. Having an adequate knowledge of the properties of clusters can be of great help to any scientist working with objects of nanometric size. On the other hand, nanoclusters are themselves potentially important in fields like catalysis and nanomedicine.

Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters

Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters
Author: Zhikun Wu
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2020-11-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1636390250

Atomically precise metal nanocluster research has emerged as a new frontier. This book serves as an introduction to metal nanoclusters protected by ligands. The authors have summarized the synthesis principles and methods, the characterization methods and new physicochemical properties, and some potential applications. By pursuing atomic precision, such nanocluster materials provide unprecedented opportunities for establishing precise relationships between the atomic-level structures and the properties. The book should be accessible to senior undergraduate and graduate students, researchers in various fields (e.g., chemistry, physics, materials, biomedicine, and engineering), R&D scientists, and science policy makers.

Atomic clusters and nanoparticles. Agregats atomiques et nanoparticules

Atomic clusters and nanoparticles. Agregats atomiques et nanoparticules
Author: C. Guet
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2003-07-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 354045621X

Focused on basic science, this book reviews experiments on metal clusters in two long pedagogically written articles. Interested readers will also find articles ranging from density functional theory to computer simulations of cluster dynamics.

Advances in Metal and Semiconductor Clusters

Advances in Metal and Semiconductor Clusters
Author: M.A. Duncan
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 417
Release: 1998-07-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080552706

Cluster Materials is the fourth volume of the highly successful series Advances in Metal and Semiconductor Clusters. In this volume the focus is on the properties of clusters which determine their potential applications as new materials. Metal and semiconductor clusters have been proposed as precursors for materials or as actual materials since the earliest days of cluster research. In the last few years, a variety of techniques have made it possible to produce clusters in sizes varying from a few atoms up to several thousand atoms. While some measurements are performed in the gas phase on non-isolated clusters, many cluster materials can now be isolated in macroscopic quantities and more convenient studies of their properties become possible. In this volume the authors focus on measurement of optical, electronic, magnetic, chemical and mechanical properties of clusters or of cluster assemblies. All of these properties must fall into acceptable ranges of behaviour before useful materials composed of clusters can be put into practical applications. As evidenced by the various work described here, the realisation of practical products based on cluster materials seems to be approaching rapidly.

Nanoalloys

Nanoalloys
Author: Florent Calvo
Publisher: Newnes
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0123946166

Nanoalloys: From Fundamentals to Emergent Applications presents and discusses the major topics related to nanoalloys at a time when the literature on the subject remains scarce. Particular attention is paid to experimental and theoretical aspects under the form of broad reviews covering the most recent developments. The book is organized into 11 chapters covering the most fundamental aspects of nanoalloys related to their synthesis and characterization, as well as their theoretical study. Aspects related to their thermodynamics and kinetics are covered as well. The coverage then moves to more specific topics, including optics, magnetism and catalysis, and finally to biomedical applications and the technologically relevant issue of self-assembly. With no current single reference source on the subject, the work is invaluable for researchers as the nanoscience field moves swiftly to full monetization. Encapsulates physical science of structure, properties, size, composition and ordering at nanoscale, aiding synthesis of experimentation and modelling Multi-expert and interdisciplinary perspectives on growth, synthesis and characterization of bimetallic clusters and particulates supports expansion of your current research activity into applications Synthesizes concepts and draws links between fundamental metallurgy and cutting edge nanoscience, aiding interdisciplinary research activity

Cluster Assembled Materials

Cluster Assembled Materials
Author: Klaus Sattler
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1996
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780878497478

It is now some 15 years since atomic clusters were first produced and investigated in laboratories. Since then, knowledge concerning clusters has enjoyed rapid and sustained growth, and cluster research has become a new branch of science.