Atomic Clusters: Introduction to the Nano World: 0

Patrice Mélinon, Michel Broyer

ISBN 10: 2759834573 / ISBN 13: 9782759834570

Published by EDP Sciences, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Atomic Clusters: Introduction to the Nano World: 0
• Publisher: EDP Sciences
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2759834573
• ISBN 13: 9782759834570
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 16W x 2.5H x 24D centimeters 16 centimeters width by 2.5 centimeters height by 24 centimeters depth
• Weight: 581 grams

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Synopsis

The spectacular development of nanotechnologies over the last twenty years has introduced all kinds of nano-objects or nanoparticles into everyday life. The remarkable properties of these nano-materials explain why they are used as much in cosmetics and lubricants as in most high-tech components.

The aim of this book is to describe the basic principles governing nanoscience, and nanophysics in particular. The authors show how the physics and chemistry of atoms influence the properties of nano-objects. They also describe how the properties of macroscopic materials are modified when their size decreases.

This first volume is devoted to aggregates or nanoparticles in the ground state. It shows how binding energy and symmetry properties govern the arrangement of atoms according to their electronic structure. It also explains the influence of metal bond complexity on the properties of transition metal nanoparticles. Applications are given for insulator-metal transition, magnetism and catalysis.

A second volume will describe the influence of the temperature, the excited states of aggregates and their optical properties. The authors come from different backgrounds, Michel Broyer from atomic and molecular physics and Patrice Mélinon from condensed matter. They were both pioneers in aggregate and work at Lyon I University.

About the Authors

Patrice Mélinon developed pioneering experiments in Lyon on nanoparticles deposited on surfaces. He is Director of Research at CNRS and a former expert for Micro and NanoTechnologies. He is also author of a book with B. Masenelli "Small fullerenes and Superfattices" (2011).

Michel Broyer is a former student at ENS Ulm and professor at Lyon I University, where he is developing optical spectroscopy of aggregates. He has won numerous prizes and awards, including the prestigious Franco-German Gentner Kastler Prize and honorary member of the Institut Universitaire de France.