Clusters and Nanostructure Interfaces

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

• ISBN13: 9789810242190
• ISBN10: 9810242190
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUB CO INC

Summary

The Proceedings of the International Symposium on Cluster and Nanostructure Interfaces, held in Richmond, Virginia, October 25-28, 1999. Focuses on the role of interface on the properties of cluster-assembled and nanostructured materials.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Ultrafast Dynamics
Theoretical Exploration of Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Small Clusters	1	(18)
V. Bonacic-Koutecky
M. Hartmann
J. Pittner
H. Van Dam
Decoherence of Quantum Interferences in Potassium-Doped Helium Droplets	19	(6)
F. Stienkemeier
P. Claas
C. P. Schulz
Covariance Mapping Studies of 7-Azaindole Fragments	25	(6)
D. A. Card
D. E. Folmer
E. S. Wisniewski
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
Synthesis and Characterization
Nanoparticle Arrays as Model Catalysts: Microstructure, Thermal Stability and Reactivity of Pt/SiO2 and Ag/Al2O3 Fabricated by Electron Beam Lithography	31	(18)
G. A. Somorjai
A. Eppler
J. Zhu
Noble Metal Row Growth on Si (5 5 12)	49	(6)
K. M. Jones
K. M. Saoud
A. A. Baski
Nucleation, Growth, and Properties of Nanoparticles Produced by Borohydride Reduction	55	(6)
I. D. Dragieva
K. J. Klabunde
Z. B. Stoynov
P. K. Stoimenov
S. I. Stoeva
G. D. Ivanova
S. K. Bliznakov
Structural Evolution of High-Energy Ball-Milled Nanocrystalline La0.67Ca0.33MnO3-L Using Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure	61	(6)
S. Islam
M. B. Liou
V. M. Browning
D. J. Gillespie
W. T. Elam
V. G. Harris
Density Functional Study of CdS Nnoparticles Capped with MoS2-4	67	(8)
N. A. Kotov
J. Robles
D. Diaz
T. Ni
S. Castillo-Blum
Photoluminescence Study of ZnO Nanoparticles Prepared by Sol-Gel, Reverse Micelle and Laser Vaporization Techniques	75	(8)
I. N. Germanenko
S. Li
W. Z. Wang
M. S. El-Shall
Nanocrystalline Rare Earth Metals and Oxides: Nanoparticles of Gadolinium and Gadolinium Oxide	83	(8)
W. Z. Wang
I. N. Germanenko
G. Glaspell
M. S. El-shall
Colloidal Bismuth Nanoparticles: Synthesis and UV-VIS Absorption	91	(6)
J. Fang
K. L. Stokes
W. L. Zhou
J. A. Wiemann
J. Dai
C. J. O'Conner
Mobility of Solvated Ions and Pre-critical Clusters in Supersaturated Vapors	97	(6)
D. Kane
M. Rusyniak
M. S. El-Shall
Generation and Characterization of Copper Nanoparticles	103	(6)
P. T. Murray
K. D. Leedy
E. Schumaker
S. Sathish
L. Shen
M. J. O'Keefe
Transport
Ballistic Magnetoresistance in Ferromagnetic Nanocontacts	109	(14)
N. Garcia
M. Munoz
I. G. Saveliev
Y.-W. Zhao
Electronic Conductance of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Having Reliable Electrical Contacts	123	(8)
E. Graugnard
R. Reifenberger
B. Walsh
P. J. De Pablo
Magnetism
Magnetism and Magnetic Isomers in Chromium Clusters	131	(8)
L. A. Bloomfield
J. Deng
H. Zhang
J. W. Emmert
Magnetism of Transition Metal Clusters and Their Compounds	139	(10)
B. V. Reddy
Quantum Effects in Single-Molecule Nanomagnets	149	(10)
R. Sessoli
A. Caneschi
D. Gatteschi
C. Sangregorio
A. Cornia
W. Wernsdorfer
Atomic, Electronic, and Vibrational Structure and Magnetic Anisotropy of Mn12O12-Acetate Nanomagnets	159	(16)
M. R. Pederson
J. Kortus
S. N. Khanna
Vapor Phase Synthesis of Intermetallic Nanoparticles	175	(10)
Y. B. Pithawalla
M. S. El-Shall
S. C. Deevi
Nature of Magnetism in Cr Nanoparticles Produced by Ball Milling	185	(6)
W. Abdul-Razzaq
A. Manivannan
M. S. Seehra
Speciation of Ho(III) and Gd(III) in Magnetic Polyimide Films	191	(6)
K. Esperdy
D. D. Shillady
On the Energy Structure Peculiarities of Two-Dimensional Electronic Clusters in External Magnetic Fields	197	(6)
S. Ya. Goroshchenko
Ordered Colloidal Magnetic Particles by Magnetophoretic Deposition	203	(6)
M. Giersig
M. Hilgendorff
Orbital Magnetism and Dynamics in Alkali Metal Clusters	209	(8)
V. O. Nesterenko
W. Kleinig
F. F. De Souza Cruz
J. R. Marinelli
Magnetic Properties of Cobalt Clusters Embedded in a Nonmagnetic Matrix (Ag, Cu, and SiO2)	217	(12)
Y. Qiang
R. Morel
D. Eastham
J. M. Meldrim
J. Kraft
A. Fert
H. Haberland
D. J. Sellmyer
Influence of Chemisorption on the Magnetism of Interacting Ferrihydrite Nanoparticles	229	(6)
M. S. Seehra
V. S. Babu
P. Roy
A. Manivannan
High Temperature Magnetic Properties of Partially Re-crystallized Cobalt Substituted Finemet-Type Alloys	235	(6)
R. S. Taylor
K. M. Unruh
Beyond Moore's Law: Quantum Computing with RF Squids	241	(8)
J. R. Anderson
A. J. Dragt
C. Lobb
F. C. Wellstood
M. Gubrud
M. Ejrnaes
M. M. Gorska
T. Rusin
Optical Properties
Chemical Reactions at and Through Nanoparticle Interfaces	249	(10)
U. Kreibig
M. Gartz
A. Hilger
S. Kunneke
M. Tenfelde
Optical Excitations in Nanostructures: Application of Time Dependent Density Functional Theory to Sin (n = 3 - 10) Clusters	259	(8)
I. Vasiliev
S. Ogut
J. R. Chelikowsky
Nanostructured Polymeric Photonic Crystals	267	(6)
S. G. Romanov
T. Maka
C. M. Sotomayor Torres
M. Muller
R. Zentel
Photodepletion Experiment on Rare Gas Metal Cluster Complexes: An Alternative Technique	273	(6)
J. M. Antonietti
S. Fakra
M. Bourdin
S. Fedrigo
A. Chatelain
Micrographic Analysis of Heat Treated Silicate Glasses Containing CdSxSe1-x Using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)	279	(6)
P. Mukherjee
Internal Structure and Interface Effects of Oxide-Covered Silicon Nanocrystallites by Various Gas Phase Processes	285	(8)
H. Hofmeister
U. Kahler
F. Huisken
B. Kohn
Electronic Structure
Temperature Effects in Anion Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metal Clusters	293	(8)
L.-S. Wang
X. Li
A Novel Network Structure of Organometallic Clusters in Gas Phase	301	(10)
K. Kaya
S. Nagao
Y. Negishi
K. Judai
A. Kato
Y. Nakamura
A. Nakajima
Superhalogen Behavior of FeO4 and MnO4	311	(6)
G. L. Gutsev
B. K. Rao
S. N. Khanna
P. Jena
Alkalization of Aluminum Clusters: Every Electron Counts	317	(10)
B. K. Rao
S. N. Khanna
P. Jena
Electronic Structure and Transport Properties of Fe1-xAlx	327	(10)
B. V. Reddy
S. C. Deevi
A. C. Lilly
P. Jena
Hadronically-Correlated-SCF Treatment of Li4: A Test Case for Correlated Energy of Metal Clusters	337	(8)
D. D. Shillady
R. M. Santilli
On the Nature of Bonding in Small Mg Clusters	345	(8)
J. M. Sin
S. Nayak
G. Scoles
Effect of the Ion Charge and of the Electronic Correlation on the Excitation Energy in Ion-Cluster Collision	353	(6)
R.-J. Tarento
P. Joyes
J. Van De Walle
N. Benseba
D. Mekki
Exact Diagonalization Method Applied to the Photoemission Spectra of Clusters	359	(6)
R.-J. Tarento
P. Joyes
J. Van De Walle
N. Benseba
D. Mekki
Soft X-Ray Emission Generated from Electron Excited Atomic Cluster Target	365	(6)
S. A. Ter-Avetisyan
V. O. Papanyan
Non-adiabatic Time-Dependent Processes in C20, C60, and C110 Fullerenes: Application to K Photoemission	371	(4)
P. Joyes
R.-J. Tarento
J. Van De Walle
Spin Unrestricted Electronic Structure Calculations of 4d Transtion Metal Dopants in InP and	375	(8)
P. K. Khowash
Isomers in Al13-nInn (n = 0---4) Clusters	383	(10)
C. Ashman
S. N. Khanna
J. Kortus
M. R. Pederson
Metal Chalcogenide Nanotubes---Structure and Electronic Properties	393	(4)
G. Seifert
G. Jungnickel
T. Frauenheim
H. Terrones
M. Terrones
Morphology and Electronic Structure of Oxidized Silicon Nanoclusters	397	(8)
J. A. Carlisle
I. N. Germanenko
Y. Pithawalla
M. Dongol
M. S. El-Shall
Self Assemblies
Synthesis and Self-Organization of Gold Nanoparticles into Superlattices from CTAB Reverse Micelles	405	(6)
J. Lin
W. L. Zhou
C. J. O'Connor
Nanotubes, Fullerenes, Metcars, and Other Carbon-Based Nanostructures
Electronic Effects of Oxygen Adsorption on Carbon Nanotubes	411	(8)
P. G. Collins
M. Ishigami
A. Zettl
Infrared Absorption of ``Interstellar'' Nanodiamonds in the Two-Phonon Range	419	(10)
H. G. M. Hill
L. B. D'Hendecourt
W. Kress
C. Carabatos-Nedelec
Thermionic Emission from Negatively Charged Metcars: The Exceptional Behavior of Ti13C22	429	(8)
N. Blessing
S. Burkart
D. Kreisle
G. Gantefor
Collisional Formation of Metallofullerenes	437	(6)
R. Deng
R. Maccrimmon
O. Echt
Measurement of Electrical Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Making Contact with a Scanning Force Microscopy Tip	443	(6)
P. J. De Pablo
J. Colchero
J. Gomez-Herrero
A. M. Baro
M. T. Martinez
W. Maser
A. M. Benito
E. Munoz
J. Muster
S. Roth
M. Burghard
Surface-Induced Reactions of Singly and Multiply Charged Parent and Fragment Ions of C60	449	(6)
O. Echt
T. Fiegele
F. Biasioli
C. Mair
Z. Herman
P. Scheier
T. D. Mark
Bulk Production, Isolation, and Characterization of Metallocarbohedrenes	455	(6)
M. E. Lyn
G. S. Mccarty
D. E. Bergeron
E. R. Statz
A. D. Korman
P. S. Weiss
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
Wave Packet Dynamical Simulation of Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Supported Nanostructures	461	(6)
G. I. Mark
L. P. Biro
J. Gyulai
P. A. Thiry
P. Lambin
Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes	467	(8)
B. Walsh
D. B. Janes
E. Graugnard
R. Reifenberger
P. J. De Pablo
R. P. Andres
Reactions and Catalysis
Size-Specific Reactions of Iron Cluster Cations with Ammonia	475	(8)
R. Liyanage
J. B. Griffin
P. B. Armentrout
The Formation of Metal-Centered Si Clusters	483	(6)
H. Hiura
T. Kanayama
The Effects of Water Solvation of Double Proton Transfer Reactions	489	(6)
D. E. Folmer
E. S. Wisniewski
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
Spectroscopy of (Benzene) (Acetic Acid)n Clusters, Even/Odd Alternation and Unusual Abundance of the (Benzene)2+(Acetic Acid)8 Cluster	495	(8)
I. N. Germanenko
H. Mahmoud
Y. Ibrahim
I. McComish
M. S. El-Shall
Influence of Solvation on Ion Cluster Reactions	503	(8)
J. J. Gilligan
B. D. Leskiw
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
Ionization Dynamics of Transition Metal-Carbon Clusters	511	(6)
S. E. Kooi
B. D. Leskiw
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
The Interplay Between the Electronic Structure and Reactivity of Aluminum Clusters	517	(6)
B. D. Leskiw
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
Zinc and Cadmium Doped Rare Gas Cluster Cations	523	(6)
J. Opitz
B. Stegemann
B. Kaiser
K. Rademann
Adsorption and Reactions of Nin+ Clusters with Methanol Molecule: Internal and Collision Energy Perspectives	529	(6)
R. T. Yadav
T. Hanmura
M. Ichihashi
T. Kondow
Reactions of Group V Transition Metal Oxide Clusters with 1,3-Butadiene	535	(10)
K. A. Zemski
R. C. Bell
A. W. Castleman, Jr.
Supported Clusters
3d Impurities on the (001) Surface of Fe	545	(8)
B. Nonas
N. Papanikolaou
K. Wildberger
R. Zeller
P. H. Dederichs
Stability, Electronic Structure, and Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Atoms Supported on Organic Templates	553	(10)
R. Pandey
B. K. Rao
P. Jena
1-D Monte Carlo Simulation of Cluster Growth	563	(6)
E. S. Bowman
Marilyn F. Bishop
T. Mcmullen
A. A. Baski
Formation of 1D Ca Rows on Si(111)	569	(8)
M. S. Turner
K. M. Jones
A. A. Baski
J. A. Carlisle
How the Shape of Nanoparticles Affects Their Adsorption Properties	577	(6)
K. J. Klabunde
S. Decker
E. Lucas
O. Koper
Granular Films Assembled of Con, Crm, and Mixtures of Co and Crm Clusters: Structure and Electron Transport Properties	583	(6)
L. T. Kuhn
F. Vanhoutte
M. Cannaerts
S. Neukermans
G. Verschoren
W. Bouwen
C. Van Haesendonck
P. Lievens
R. E. Silverans
B. Pauwels
G. Van Tendeloo
Theoretical Study on the Modification of Active Sites in Gold Surfaces Modeled as Finite Clusters: Influence of Structural Defects and the Applied Overpotential	589	(6)
L. H. Mendoza-Huizar
J. Robles
J. S. Dominguez
Morphology of Platinum Nanoparticles Protected by Poly (n-isopropylacrylamide)	595	(6)
A. Miyazaki
Y. Nakano
Investigation of the Mobility of Small Antimony Clusters on HOPG with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy	601	(6)
B. Stegemann
J. Opitz
B. Kaiser
K. Rademann
Defect Structures on the Si(5 5 12)-2X1 Surface	607	(6)
A. S. Sun
K. M. Jones
A. A. Baski
Deposition of Cluster Ions on Solid Surface and Observation by STM: Development of Apparatus	613	(6)
H. Yasumatsu
S. Koizumi
T. Kondow
Computational Studies on Si7 Clusters Deposited on a Graphite Substrate	619	(6)
F. Hagelberg
P. Scheier
B. Marsen
M. Lonfat
K. Sattler
Deposition of Hydrogenated Si Clusters on Si Surfaces	625	(6)
N. Uchida
T. Kanayama
M. O. Watanabe
L. Bolotov
K. Kimura
Quantum Dots
Strain, Morphology, and Self-Organization in the Growth of Si/Ge ``Quantum Dot'' Nanoclusters	631	(8)
A. Woll
J. Sullivan
F. Liu
M. G. Lagally
Ab Initio Simulation of Transport Properties of Molecular Structures	639	(10)
M. Di Ventra
S. T. Pantelides
N. D. Lang
Phase Changes and Molecular Dynamics
Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Thiol Influence on the Behavior of Gold Nanoparticles	649	(6)
J. A. Ascencio
M. J. Yacaman
Caloric Curves of Atomic Clusters---Solid--liquid Phase Transitions	655	(8)
M. Schmidt
R. Kusche
T. Hippler
J. Donges
B. V. Issendorff
H. Haberland
New Insights into Phase Transitions from Cluster Behavior	663	(8)
R. S. Berry
A. Proykova
Tailoring the Shape of Small Metal Particles Through Laser Irradiation During and After Growth	671	(8)
J. Bosbach
F. Stietz
T. Wenzel
F. Trager
The Oxide Melts Nanostructure Research by a ``Covalent Bonds Network Covering'' Method	679	(6)
L. I. Voronova
V. I. Voronov
J. V. Gluboky
Nanotechnology
Prospects for Large-Scale Neural Network Computation Using DNA Molecules	685	(8)
A. P. Mills, Jr.
B. Yurke
Molecular Assembly of Nanostructures: Towards Nano-computers	693	(8)
A. M. Rawlett
S. Huang
E. T. Mickelson
W. A. Reinerth
L. Jones, II
T. P. Burgin
J. M. Tour
J. Chen
C.-W. Zhou
C. J. Muller
M. R. Deshpande
M. A. Reed
Design and Analysis of Molecular Electronic Components and Circuits	701	(8)
D. A. Buzatu
J. A. Darsey
Organization	709	(2)
Participants	711	(14)
Author Index	725