Metallic chains/chains of metals /
The present book describes a large variety of different types of chain systems (nanowires), including shorter chains that are artificially produced for instance in break-junction experiments, chains synthesized as guests inside the channels of a host crystal, crystalline chain compounds, organic pol...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Handbook of metal physics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book Publisher description |
| Summary: | The present book describes a large variety of different types of chain systems (nanowires), including shorter chains that are artificially produced for instance in break-junction experiments, chains synthesized as guests inside the channels of a host crystal, crystalline chain compounds, organic polymers (synthetic metals), and charge-transfer salts, thus covering an unusual wealth of systems. Both experimental and theoretical studies are discussed. Particular emphasis is put on illustrating the special phenomena that occur in such quasi-one-dimensional systems, and how theoretical and experimental efforts have been used in identifying those properties that are specific for truly one-dimensional systems from those of quasi-one-dimensional systems. Moreover, it is shown that metallic chains can be found in a large range of systems, but also that chains of metals not always are metallic. Gives a unifying description of very many different phenomena and systems High-Tc superconductors, conjugated polymers, gold nanowires, carbon nanotubes, chain compounds, and charge-transfer salts are all treated in one volume Illustrates the very broad range of quasi-one-dimensional systems. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 260 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444513809 0444513809 |
| ISSN: | 1570-002X |