Cluster Models for Surface and Bulk Phenomena

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

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.

• cluster
• condensed matter
• molecule
• scattering
• solid state physics

• 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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