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Cluster Models for Surface and Bulk Phenomena

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. Gianfranco Pacchioni

    1. Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

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  2. Paul S. Bagus

    1. IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, San Jose, USA

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  3. Fulvio Parmigiani

    1. Centro Informazioni Studi Esperienze (CISE), Milano, Italy

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB, volume 283)

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Properties of Gas-Phase Clusters

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Subshells, Shells and Supershells in Metal Clusters

      • T. P. Martin, T. Bergmann, H. Göhlich, T. Lange
      Pages 3-15

    3. In Situ Observation of Surface Chemistry, Growth and Nucleation of Ultrafine Particles in Gas Suspension

      • H. C. Siegmann
      Pages 17-28

    4. High Temperature Molecular Dynamics Studies of Cluster Growth and Polymer Degradation

      • E. Blaisten-Barojas
      Pages 29-40

    5. RPA Description of Optical Properties of Sodium Microclusters

      • C. Yannouleas, E. Vigezzi, P. F. Bortignon, R. A. Broglia
      Pages 41-50

    6. Thermionic Emission of Free Tantalum Clusters

      • T. Leisner, K. Athanassenas, O. Echt, D. Kreisle, E. Recknagel
      Pages 51-57

    7. Stability and Energetics of Elemental Microclusters: Empirical Many-Body Potential Energy Function Calculations for Bcc Elements

      • S. Erkoç, S. Katircioglu
      Pages 59-65

    8. Magnetic Properties of Free Iron and Cobalt Clusters

      • P. Milani, W. de Heer, A. Châtelain
      Pages 67-75

    9. Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Small Metal Clusters

      • S. Sanguinetti, G. Benedek
      Pages 77-86

    10. Dynamics of Carbon Clusters: Buckminsterfullerene

      • G. Onida, G. Benedek
      Pages 87-96

  3. Organometallic, Supported Clusters, and Film Growth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Clustering of Metals on Semiconductors Surfaces: Relation to Metallicity, Surface Diffusion, Growth Modes and Schottky Barriers

      • K. E. Miyano, D. M. King, C. J. Spindt, W. E. Spicer, T. Kendelewicz, R. Cao et al.
      Pages 99-114

    3. Photoemission Studies of Supported Metal Clusters, the Early Years

      • M. G. Mason
      Pages 115-129

    4. Metal Clusters and Particles as Catalyst Precursors and Catalysts

      • H. Knözinger
      Pages 131-149

    5. Physical and Chemical Properties of High-Nuclearity Metal-Cluster Compounds: Model Systems for Small Metal Particles

      • L. J. de Jongh, H. B. Brom, J. M. van Ruitenbeek, R. C. Thiel, G. Schmid, G. Longoni et al.
      Pages 151-168

    6. Photoelectron Spectroscopy Applied to Molecular Clusters and Surface Clusterization Processes

      • R. Zanoni
      Pages 169-176

    7. Photoemission from Size-Selected Pt-Clusters Deposited on Silver Films

      • H. V. Roy, P. Fayet, F. Patthey, W. D. Schneider
      Pages 177-186

  4. Codensed Matter: Surface Processes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. Pauli Repulsion Effects in Scattering from and Catalysis by Surfaces

      • E. J. Baerends
      Pages 189-207
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It is widely recognized that an understanding of the physical and chemical properties of clusters will give a great deal of important information relevant to surface and bulk properties of condensed matter. This relevance of clusters for condensed matter is one of the major motivations for the study of atomic and molecular clusters. The changes of properties with cluster size, from small clusters containing only a few atoms to large clusters containing tens of thousands of atoms, provides a unique way to understand and to control the development of bulk properties as separated units are brought together to form an extended system. Another important use of clusters is as theoretical models of surfaces and bulk materials. The electronic wavefunctions for these cluster models have special advantages for understanding, in particular, the local properties of condensed matter. The cluster wavefunctions, obtained with molecular orbital theory, make it possible to relate chemical concepts developed to describe chemical bonds in molecules to the very closely related chemical bonding at the surface and in the bulk of condensed matter. The applications of clusters to phenomena in condensed matter is a cross-disciplinary activity which requires the interaction and collaboration of researchers in traditionally separate areas. For example, it is necessary to bring together workers whose background and expertise is molecular chemistry with those whose background is solid state physics. It is also necessary to bring together experimentalists and theoreticians.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Università di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Gianfranco Pacchioni

  • IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, San Jose, USA

    Paul S. Bagus

  • Centro Informazioni Studi Esperienze (CISE), Milano, Italy

    Fulvio Parmigiani

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