Part I: General Aspects
1. General Features of Metal Nanoparticles Physics and
Chemistry
Günter Schmid ............................................... 3
2. Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis and Strategies for their
Size Control
Helmut Bönnemann and Kyatanahalli S. Nagabhushana .......... 21
3. Recent Progress in Bimetallic Nanoparticles: Their
Preparation, Structures and Functions
Naoki Toshima, Hu Yan, and Yukihide Shiraishi .............. 49
4. Metal Nanoclusters: Electronic Aspects and
Physico-Chemical Characterization
László Guczi, Zoltán Pászti, and Gábor Pető ................ 77
5. Applications of Metal Nanoclusters in Nanoelectronics
Eva Koplin and Ulrich Simon ............................... 107
6. Nanoscale Characterization of Metal Nanoclusters by
Means of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission
Electron Microscopy (TEM) Techniques
Patrizia Canton, Pier Francesco Fazzini,
Carlo Meneghini, Alvise Benedetti, and Giulio Pozzi ....... 129
7. Platinum Nanoclusters' Size and Surface Structure
Sensitivity of Catalytic Reactions
Robert M. Rioux, Hyunjoon Song, Peidong Yang, and
Gabor A. Somorjai ......................................... 149
8. Metal Nanoclusters in Catalysis: Effects of Nanoparticle
Size, Shape, and Structure
F. Klasovsky and P. Claus ................................. 167
9. Relevance of Metal Nanoclusters Size Control in Gold(0)
Catalytic Chemistry
Masatake Haruta ........................................... 183
10. Metal Nanoclusters Supported on Cross-Linked Functional
Polymers: A Class of Emerging Metal Catalysts
Marco Zecca, Paolo Centomo, and Benedetto Corain .......... 201
11. Digestive Ripening, or "Nanomachining," to Achieve
Nanocrystal Size Control
Kenneth J. Klabunde, Christopher M. Sorensen,
Savka I. Stoeva, Bagavatula L. V. Prasad,
Alexander B. Smetana, and Xiao-Min Lin .................... 233
Part II: Methodologies
12. Gold Nanoparticles: From Preparation to Catalytic
Evaluation
Michele Rossi, Cristina Delia Pina, Ermelinda Falletta,
and Roberto Matarrese ..................................... 253
13. Photocatalytic Deposition and Plasmon-Induced
Dissolution of Metal Nanoparticles on TiO2
Tetsu Tatsuma and Kazuki Matsubara ........................ 263
14. Synthesis of Metal Nanoclusters upon Using Ion
Implantation
P. Mazzoldi and G. Mattei ................................. 269
15. Size Controlled Pd Nanoparticles Anchored to Carbon
Fiber Fabrics: Novel Structured Catalyst Effective for
Selective Hydrogenation
Lioubov Kiwi-Minsker, Natalia Semagina, and
Albert Renken ............................................. 293
16. Synthesis of Morphologically Controlled Pt Nanoparticles
and Their Application in Catalytic Reactions
Akane Miyazaki and Ioan Balint ............................ 301
17. Multipods and Dendritic Nanoparticles of Platinum:
Colloidal Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Property
Hong Yang, Xiaowei Teng, and Sean Maksimuk ................ 307
18. Spreader-Bar Structures as Molecular Templates for
Electrochemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Vladimir M. Mirsky ........................................ 321
19. Solvent and Simple Ion-Stabilized Metal Nanoclusters:
Chemical Synthesis and Application
Yuan Wang and Xiaodong Wang ............................... 327
20. Microgels as Exotemplates in the Synthesis of Size
Controlled Metal Nanoclusters
Andrea Biffis ............................................. 341
21. Magnetron Sputtering to Prepare Supported Metal Catalysts
Gabriel M. Veith, Andrew R. Lupini, and Nancy J. Dudney ... 347
22. Gold Colloidal Nanoparticles Sized to be Suitable
Precursors for Heterogeneous Catalysts
F. Porta and L. Prati ..................................... 355
23. Liquid Phase Structural Control of Mono- and Bimetallic
Nanoparticles
Toshiharu Teranishi, Masafumi Nakaya, and
Masayuki Kanehara ......................................... 361
24. Solvent-Free Controlled Thermolysis for Facile
Size-Regulated Synthesis of Metal and Alloy
Nanoparticles
Masami Nakamoto, Mari Yamamoto, and Yukiyasu Kashiwagi .... 367
25. Systematic Synthesis of Monolayer-Protected Gold
Clusters with Well-Defined Chemical Compositions
Tatsuya Tsukuda, Hironori Tsunoyama, and Yuich Negishi .... 373
26. Template Synthesis and Catalysis of Metal Nanoclusters
in Ordered Mesoporous Silicas
Paresh L. Dhepe and Atsushi Fukuoka ....................... 383
27. Liquid-Phase Reductive Deposition of Metal Nanoclusters
Selective onto Oxide Surfaces
Atsushi Muramatsu, Hideyuki Takahashi, and
Katsutoshi Yamamoto ....................................... 391
28. Production of Metal Nanoparticles by Plants and
Plant-Derived Materials
Jorge L. Gardea-Torresdey, Jose R. Peralta-Videa,
Jason G. Parsons, Ntebogeng S. Mokgalaka, and
Guadalupe de la Rosa ...................................... 401
29. Gel-Type Cross-Linked Functional Polymers as Template in
the Synthesis of Size Controlled Metal Nanoclusters
B. Corain, P. Centomo, C. Burato, and P. Canton ........... 413
30. Size and Shape Selective Synthesis of Metal
Nanoparticles by Seed-Mediated Method and the Catalytic
Activity of Growing Microelectrodes (GME) and Fully
Grown Microelectrodes (FGME)
Tarasankar Pal and Snigdhamayee Praharaj .................. 419
31. Metal Nanoparticles Dispersed in Solution: Tests to
Identify the Catalyst Nature
Montserrat Gomez and lsabelle Favier ...................... 427
32. Metal Vapor-Derived Nanostructured Catalysts in Fine
Chemistry: The Role Played by Particle Size in
the Catalytic Activity and Selectivity
Giovanni Vitulli, Claudio Evangehsti,
Anna Maria Caporusso, Paolo Pertici, Nicoletta Panziera,
Sergio Bertozzi, and Piero Salvadori ...................... 437
33. Wet Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles and Their
Immobilization on Silicon Substrates
Tetsu Yonezawa, Yoshinori Yamanoi, and
Hiroshi Nishihara ......................................... 453
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