Metal Clusters and Nanoalloys
Subtitle: From Modeling to Applications
By: by Marcelo Mario Mariscal, Oscar Alejandro Oviedo, Ezequiel Pedro Marcos Leiva
Contributors: Oviedo, Oscar Alejandro; Leiva, Ezequiel Pedro Marcos; SpringerLink (Online service)
Series: Nanostructure Science and Technology
Publisher: Springer New York; Imprint: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9781461436430
Subjects: Materials science; Materials; Metallic Materials; Energy storage; Catalysis; Nanotechnology
Description: <p>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.</p>