An introduction to cluster science / / Phuong Mai Dinh, Paul-Gerhard Reinhard, Eric Duraud

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452442303321
• Autore: Mai Dinh Phuong
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim : , : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, , [2014]; ©2014
• ISBN: 3-527-67570-1; 3-527-41246-8; 3-527-68188-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ReinhardPaul-Gerhard; DuraudEric
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetti: Metal crystals; Nanoparticles; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Physics textbook"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: An Introduction to Cluster Science; Contents; Preface; Units; 1 Clusters in Nature; 1.1 Atoms, Molecules and Bulk; 1.1.1 Scales of Matter Down to Atoms; 1.1.2 More on Time Scales; 1.1.3 Binding in Atoms, Molecules and Bulk; 1.2 A New State of Matter?; 1.2.1 From Atom to Bulk, Small and Large Clusters; 1.2.2 Cluster Types; 1.2.3 Cluster Science; 2 Measuring Clusters; 2.1 Cluster Production; 2.1.1 Cluster Sources; 2.1.2 Sizes and Temperatures; 2.2 Excitations of a Cluster; 2.2.1 Collisions with Projectiles; 2.2.2 Laser Fields; 2.2.3 Coupling to Light and Optical Response; 2.3 Measuring Cluster Properties2.3.1 Mass Distributions; 2.3.2 Magnetic Moments; 2.3.3 Photon Signals; 2.3.4 Electron Signals; 3 How to Describe Clusters; 3.1 Approximations for the Ions; 3.1.1 The Adiabatic, or Born-Oppenheimer, Approximation; 3.1.2 Born-Oppenheimer Dynamics; 3.1.3 Beyond the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation; 3.1.4 Structure Optimization; 3.1.5 Approaches Eliminating Electrons; 3.2 Approximation Chain for Electrons; 3.2.1 Overview of Approaches for the Electronic Subsystem; 3.2.2 Ab initio ; Methods; 3.2.3 Phenomenological Electronic Shell Models; 3.2.4 Density Functional Theory3.2.5 Semiclassical Approaches; 3.3 Approximation Chain for the Ion-Electron Coupling; 3.3.1 Pseudopotentials; 3.3.2 Jellium Approach to the Ionic Background; 3.4 Observables; 3.4.1 Energies; 3.4.2 Shapes; 3.4.3 Stationary Response: Polarizability and Conductivity; 3.4.4 Linear Response: Optical Absorption Spectra; 3.4.5 Electron Emission; 4 Some Properties of Free Clusters; 4.1 Ionic and Electronic Structure; 4.1.1 Magic Numbers; 4.1.2 Shell Structure and Deformation; 4.2 Optical Response; 4.2.1 Basic Features; 4.2.2 Impact of Deformation; 4.2.3 Thermal Shape Fluctuations4.2.4 The Width of the Mie Plasmon Resonance; 4.3 Photoinduced Electron Emission; 4.3.1 Total Ionization; 4.3.2 Photoelectron Spectra (PES); 4.3.3 Photoelectron Angular Distributions (PAD); 4.4 Cluster Nonlinear Dynamics; 4.4.1 Tunability of Lasers; 4.4.2 On Ionization Mechanisms; 4.4.3 Production of Energetic Ions and High Charge States; 4.4.4 Variation of Pulse Profile; 5 Clusters in Contact with Other Materials; 5.1 Embedded and/or Deposited Clusters; 5.1.1 On the Relevance of Embedded or Deposited Clusters; 5.1.2 The Impact of Contact with Another Material; 5.1.3 From Observation to Manipulation5.2 On the Description of Embedded/Deposited Clusters; 5.2.1 Brief Review of Methods; 5.2.2 An Example of QM/MM for Modeling of Deposited/Embedded Clusters; 5.2.3 A Few Typical Results; 5.3 Clusters and Nanosystems; 5.3.1 Towards More Miniaturization; 5.3.2 On Catalysis; 5.3.3 Metal Clusters as Optical Tools; 5.3.4 Composite Clusters and Nanomaterials; 6 Links to Other Areas of Science; 6.1 Clusters in the Family of Finite Fermion Systems; 6.2 Clusters in Astrophysics; 6.3 Clusters in Climate; 6.3.1 Impact of Clusters in Climate Science; 6.3.2 From Aerosols to Water Droplets
• Sommario/riassunto: Filling the need for a solid textbook, this short primer in cluster science is ideal for a one-semester lecture for advanced undergraduate students. It is based on a series of lectures given by the well-established and recognized authors for the past ten years. The book covers both the basics of the domain as well as up-to-date developments. It can be divided roughly into two parts. The first three chapters introduce basic concepts of cluster science. Chapter 1 provides a general introduction, complemented by chapter 2 on experimental and chapter 3 o