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Title: Size-dependent thermodynamic and electronic properties of individual nanometer-size supported gold clusters

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OSTI ID:10185453

Field emission techniques devised to measure the melting temperature and electronic structure of individual, nanometer-size clusters supported on electrically conducting substrates are reviewed. Data on the size-dependent reduction in melting temperature of Au cluster are compared to existing thermodynamic descriptions and molecular dynamic calculations. Data on the electronic structure of an individual 1nm Au cluster are compared to the predictions of simple electron shell models for cluster electronic states.

Research Organization:
Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-84ER45162
OSTI ID:
10185453
Report Number(s):
CONF-911033-7; ON: DE93040185
Resource Relation:
Conference: International symposium on the physics and chemistry of finite systems: from clusters to crystals,Richmond, VA (United States),8-12 Oct 1991; Other Information: PBD: [1991]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English