Metal Clusters and Nanoalloys: From Modeling to Applications (Nanostructure Science and Technology Book 0)

Metallic nanoparticles hold promise for their potential applications in a wide array of disciplines ranging from materials science to medicine. This book brings the power of theoretical methods to an audience of experimentalists, and explicates the simulation of metallic clusters and nanoparticles. It begins with a summary of the current state of research on metallic nanoparticles, then moves on to the current state of the art in theory of metallic nanoparticldes, and then explains why and how these tools help experimentalists. Contributions are provided by renowned experts in the field from across the world. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Experimental and Simulated Electron Microscopy in the Study of Metal Nanostructures....Pages 3-26 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Density-Functional Theory of Free and Supported Metal Nanoclusters and Nanoalloys....Pages 29-79 Closed-Shell Metal Clusters....Pages 81-103 Optical Properties of Metal Nanoclusters from an Atomistic Point of View....Pages 105-157 Spin-Fluctuation Theory of Cluster Magnetism....Pages 159-191 Front Matter....Pages 193-193 Global Optimization of Free and Supported Clusters....Pages 195-214 Structure and Chemical Ordering in Nanoalloys: Toward Nanoalloy Phase Diagrams....Pages 215-241 Modelling Janus Nanoparticles....Pages 243-273 Modeling of Protected Nanoparticles....Pages 275-304 Thermodynamic Modeling of Metallic Nanoclusters....Pages 305-350 Back Matter....Pages 351-358 Metallic nanoparticles are promising materials due to their potential applications to a wide array of disciplines ranging from novel building materials to medicine. This book is the first of its kind, focusing solely on the most advanced theoretical techniques to model and simulate metallic clusters and nanoparticles. It includes a summary of the current state of research on metallic nanoparticles, detailed explanations of why and how these tools help experimentalists, and cutting edge contributions from renowned experts in the field from around the globe. This book begins with a summary of the current state of research on metallic nanoparticles, then moves on to the current state of the art in theory of metallic nanoparticldes, and goes on to explain why and how these tools help experimentalists