Metallic Chains / Chains of Metals
By- Michael Springborg, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Saarland, Germany.
- Yi Dong, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Saarland, Germany.
The present book describes a large variety of different types of chain systems (nanowires), including shorter chains that are artificially produced for instance in break-junction experiments, chains synthesized as guests inside the channels of a host crystal, crystalline chain compounds, organic polymers (synthetic metals), and charge-transfer salts, thus covering an unusual wealth of systems. Both experimental and theoretical studies are discussed. Particular emphasis is put on illustrating the special phenomena that occur in such quasi-one-dimensional systems, and how theoretical and experimental efforts have been used in identifying those properties that are specific for truly one-dimensional systems from those of quasi-one-dimensional systems. Moreover, it is shown that metallic chains can be found in a large range of systems, but also that chains of metals not always are metallic.
Audience
Lecturers and researchers, Chemists, Physicists and Materials Scientists.
Handbook of Metal Physics
Hardbound, 274 Pages
Published: November 2006
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-444-51380-9
Contents
- Series Preface
Preface
I. Metals and Chains?
II. Single-Particle Properties
III. Many-Body Properties
IV. The Jellium Model
V. Gold Chains - the Prototype?
VI. Chains of Other sd Elements
VII. Chains of sp Elements
VIII. Chains of s Elements
IX. Mixed Systems
X. Crystalline Chain Compounds
XI. Mixed-Valence MX Chain Compounds and Related Systems
XII. Synthetic Metals - Conjugated Polymers
XIII. Charge-Transfer Salts
XIV. Comcluding Remarks
Index
