Large Clusters of Atoms and Molecules [Paperback]

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Erice, Sicily, Italy, June 19-29, 1995Preface. I. Shells and Supershells. Semiclassical Methods for the Description of Large Metal Clusters; M. Brack, et al. Effects of the Surface and Finite Temperature on the Electronic Structure of Metal Clusters; M. Manninen. Electronic Shells and Supershells in Gallium and Aluminum Clusters; J. Lerme, et al. Electronic Shells in Large Quantum Dots; P.E. Lindelof, et al. Electron Shell Structure and Cluster Abundances; S. Bj?rnholm, et al. Shell-Correction Methods for Clusters: Theory and Applications; C. Yannouleas, U. Landman. Thermodynamics and Decay of Liquid Alkali Clusters; S. Frauendorf, V.V. Pashkevich. II. Structure and Dynamics. Convergence of Cluster Properties Towards Bulk Behavior: How Large is Large? O. Echt. Theoretical Predictions of Structure and Thermodynamics in the Large Cluster Regime; D.J. Wales, J.P.K. Doye. Phases and Phase Changes of Clusters; R.S. Berry. Topographies and Dynamics of Many-Dimensional Potential Surfaces; R.S. Berry, R.E. Kunz. Photofragmentation of Hot Clusters: Evaporation, Fission, and Photofragmentation Spectroscopy; C. Br?chignac, et al. Structure and Properties of Metal Clusters and Colloids in Ligand Shells; G. Pacchioni, N. R?sch. Dynamics of Cluster Reactions and Ionization: From Semiconductor to Hydrogen-Bonded/Van der Waal Systems; A.W. Castleman, et al. III. Carbon Clusters. The Growth and the Death of Carbon Fullerenes and Nanotubes; D. Tom?nek. Lessons of a Discovery: Fullerenes and Other Clusters in Chemistry; I. Hargittai. Carbon Nanotubes and Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films; W.A. de Heer, et al. IV. Experimental and Theoretical Techniques. Impacting Clusters; J. Gspann. Manipulation of Atomsand Clusters by STM; F. Grey, et al. Optical Properties of Free and Embedded Metal Clusters: Recent Results; U. Kreibig, et al. Large Scale Simulations Using Tight Binding Molecular Dynamics; L. Colombo. Chal£¼