We summarize here the research advances on the reactivity of metal clusters. After a simple
introduction of apparatuses used for gas-phase cluster reactions, we focus on the reactivity …

The importance of the selective activation of alkanes for science and technology in the
forthcoming decades does not need to be explicitly pointed out in this thematic issue of …

Silver nanoparticles were produced by laser ablation of a metal silver plate in an aqueous
solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate, C12H25OSO3Na. The absorption spectrum of the silver …

Gold nanoparticles were produced by laser ablation of a gold metal plate in an aqueous
solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate. The absorption spectrum of the gold nanoparticles was …

Gas phase nanoparticle production, manipulation and deposition is of primary importance
for the synthesis of nanostructured materials and for the development of industrial processes …

The laser vaporization cluster source has been used for the production of gas phase atomic
clusters and metal-molecular complexes for 30 years. Numerous experiments in the …

Scanning tunneling microscopy has a way of conjuring up fanciful thoughts. While
lecturingabout Cgo and the fullerenes recently, I visited one of the leading labs using this …

Stored waveform excitation produced by inverse Fourier transformation of a specified
magnitude/phase excitation spectrum offers the most general and versatile means for …

Laser vaporization supersonic cluster beam studies have shown that carbonappears to be
unique in its ability to form fullerene cages. 1 Silicon, for example, does not form strong …

The present range and power of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass
spectrometry rest on a number of prior technique developments. In this article, selected …