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Physics and Chemistry of Small Clusters

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Editors:
  1. P. Jena

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

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  2. B. K. Rao

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

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  3. S. N. Khanna

    1. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series B: (NSSB, volume 158)

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Table of contents (122 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Atomic Structure

    1. Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metal Cluster Ion Beams

      • O. Cheshnovsky, P. J. Brucat, S. Yang, C. L. Pettiette, M. J. Craycraft, R. E. Smalley
      Pages 1-14

    2. Atomic Structure of Small Clusters : The Why and How of the Five-Fold Symmetry

      • J. Farges, M. F. de Feraudy, B. Raoult, G. Torchet
      Pages 15-24

    3. Study of Production Technique for Metallic Ultra Fine Particles Using Arc Energy

      • Takeshi Araya, Yoshiro Ibaraki, Susumu Hioki, Ryoji Okada, Masatoshi Kanamaru
      Pages 25-30

    4. Electron Diffraction Study of Supersonically Generated Clusters

      • Yael Z. Barshad, Lawrence S. Barteil
      Pages 31-36

    5. Control over the Structure of Clusters Generated in Supersonic Flow

      • Lawrence S. Bartell, Laszlo Harsanyi, Edward J. Valente
      Pages 37-42

    6. Annealing of Fine Powders: Initial Shapes and Grain Boundary Motion

      • J. Bernholc, Peter Salamon, R. Stephen Berry
      Pages 43-48

    7. Continuous Mass Selected Cluster Ion Production using a Liquid Metal Ion Source

      • S. D. Berry
      Pages 49-54

    8. Dangling Bonds Reconstruction at the Core of a 90° Partial Dislocation in Silicon: A Theoretical Study

      • Aldo Amore Bonapasta, Andrea Lapiccirella, Norberto Tomassini, Simon L. Altmann, Kenneth W. Lodge
      Pages 55-59

    9. Isolation of Monodispersed Gold Clusters of Controlled Size

      • Eugine Choi, Ronald P. Andres
      Pages 61-65

    10. Structures of C5 and C6

      • David W. Ewing, Gary V. Pfeiffer
      Pages 67-72

    11. The Structure of Small Gold Crystals

      • Peiyu Gao, H. Gleiter
      Pages 73-78

    12. Graph Theory Derived Methods for the Study of Metal Cluster Bonding Topology: Applications to Post-Transition Metal Clusters

      • R. B. King
      Pages 79-82

    13. Laser Vaporization and Photoionization Studies of Tin and Lead Clusters

      • K. LaiHing, R. G. Wheeler, W. L. Wilson, M. A. Duncan
      Pages 83-87

    14. Laser Vaporization and Photoionization of Group IV and V Intermetallic Clusters

      • R. G. Wheeler, K. LaiHing, W. L. Wilson, M. A. Duncan
      Pages 89-93

    15. A Theoretical Study of Carbon Clusters: Equilibrium Geometries and Electronic Structures of Cn

      • L. S. Ott, A. K. Ray
      Pages 95-101

    16. Multiphoton Stimulated Desorption: The Geometrical Structure of Neutral Sodium Chloride Clusters

      • R. Pflaum, K. Sattler, E. Recknagel
      Pages 103-108

    17. Mass and Temperature Measurement in Pure Vapor Expansion of Metals and Semi-Metals

      • J. G. Pruett, H. Windischmann, M. L. Nicholas, P. S. Lampard
      Pages 109-114

    18. Fine Structure of Mass Spectrum of Sodium Clusters: Giant-Atom Concept

      • Susumu Saito, Shuhei Ohnishi
      Pages 115-120

    19. The Xα(R) Method: A Semi-Empirical Method with α Varying with the Internuclear Distance

      • T. J. Tseng
      Pages 121-126
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About this book

Recent advances in experimental techniques now enable researchers to produce in a laboratory clusters of atoms of desired composition from any of the elements of the periodic table. This has created a new area of research into novel materials since clusters cannot be regarded either as a "large" molecule or as a fragment of the bulk. Both experimental and theoretical studies are revealing unusual properties that are not ob­ served in solid state environments. The structures of micro-clusters are found to be significantly distorted from the most symmetric arrangement, some even exhibiting pentagonal symmetry commonly found in icosahedric structures. The unusual stability of certain clusters, now described as "magic number species", shows striking similarities with the nuclear shell structure. The relative stabilities of clusters depend not only on the composition of the clusters but also on their charged states. The studies on spontaneous fragmentation of mUltiply charged clusters, commonly referred to as Coulomb explosion, illustrate the role of electronic bonding mechanisms on stability of clusters. The effect of foreign atoms on geometry and stability of clusters and the interaction of gas atoms with clusters are showing promise for an indepth understanding of chemisorption and catalysis. The magnetic and optical properties are dependent not only on cluster size but also on its geometry. These findings have the potential for aiding industry in the area of micro-electronics and catalysis.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA

    P. Jena, B. K. Rao, S. N. Khanna

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physics and Chemistry of Small Clusters

  • Editors: P. Jena, B. K. Rao, S. N. Khanna

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series B:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0357-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0359-7Published: 16 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0357-3Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0258-1221

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 957

  • Number of Illustrations: 287 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics

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