Metallic Chains / Chains of Metals

Michael Springborg (Author), Yi Dong (Author)

9780444513809, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 16 November 2006

274 pages
24 x 16.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.65 kg

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.

Series PrefacePrefaceI. Metals and Chains?II. Single-Particle PropertiesIII. Many-Body PropertiesIV. The Jellium ModelV. Gold Chains - the Prototype?VI. Chains of Other sd ElementsVII. Chains of sp ElementsVIII. Chains of s ElementsIX. Mixed SystemsX. Crystalline Chain CompoundsXI. Mixed-Valence MX Chain Compounds and Related SystemsXII. Synthetic Metals - Conjugated PolymersXIII. Charge-Transfer SaltsXIV. Comcluding RemarksIndex

Subject Areas: Metals technology / metallurgy [TDM], Atomic & molecular physics [PHM]