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Atomic Chains, Clusters, and Nanocrystals

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Like adatoms, monoatomic chain ends, and atomic clusters with even less-coordinated atoms demonstrate extraordinary properties due to dominance of stronger quantum entrapment and polarization. Consistency between quantum calculations and XPS/STS observations resolves the origin of the unusual performance of such even undercoordinated atoms. A combination of the XPS and AES, called APECS, refines the energy shifts of both the core band and the valence band with derived information of the screening effect and charge transport during reaction.

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Sun, C. (2020). Atomic Chains, Clusters, and Nanocrystals. In: Electron and Phonon Spectrometrics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3176-7_6

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