| Autor: |
E. M. Snyder, S. F. Cartier, K. P. Kerns, S. A. Buzza, H. T. Deng, A. W. CastlemanJr., B. D. May |
| Rok vydání: |
1996 |
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| Zdroj: |
Large Clusters of Atoms and Molecules ISBN: 9789401065795 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-94-009-0211-4_14 |
| Popis: |
Matter of nanoscale dimensions often displays properties unlike that of isolated gas-phase molecules, liquids or solids. Sometimes this is due to the bonding, structure and morphology, while in other cases it is because the small dimensions bring with it new phenomena arising from solvation effects or quantum confinement [1-4]. Work in our group is devoted to investigating the changing properties of matter at differing degrees of aggregation to provide a physical basis for interpreting the unique behavior of such systems. Studies deal with matter comprised of van der Waals (weakly bound) and hydrogen bonded (moderate interactions), as well as metallic and metal compound systems comprised of semiconductor-like materials. The general theme of our work is to elucidate the role of solvation phenomena and, where appropriate, to ascertain when discrete molecular properties begin to coalesce and display collective behavior characteristic of the condensed state [3-6]. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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