Protected metal clusters : from fundamentals to applications /

Protected Metal Clusters: From Fundamentals to Applications surveys the fundamental concepts and potential applications of atomically precise metal clusters protected by organic ligands. As this class of materials is now emerging as a result of breakthroughs in synthesis and characterization that ha...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Tsukuda, Tatsuya (Editor), Häkkinen, Hannu (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2015]
Series:Frontiers of nanoscience ; volume 9.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Protected Metal Clusters: From Fundamentals to Applications surveys the fundamental concepts and potential applications of atomically precise metal clusters protected by organic ligands. As this class of materials is now emerging as a result of breakthroughs in synthesis and characterization that have taken place over the last few years, the book provides the first reference with a focus on these exciting novel nanomaterials, explaining their formation, and how, and why, they play an important role in the future of molecular electronics, catalysis, sensing, biological imaging, and medical diagnosis and therapy.
Physical Description:1 online resource : color illustrations
ISBN:9780444635020
0444635025