Superatoms: Principles, Synthesis and Applications delivers an insightful and exciting exploration of an emerging subfield in cluster science, superatomic clusters and cluster assembled materials. The book presents discussions of the fundamentals of superatom chemistry and their application in catalysis, energy, materials science, and biomedical sciences.

Readers will discover the foundational significance of superatoms in science and technology and learn how they can serve as the building blocks of tailored materials, promising to usher in a new era in materials science. The book covers topics as varied as the thermal and thermoelectric properties of cluster-based materials and clusters for CO2 activation and conversion, before concluding with an incisive discussion of trends and directions likely to dominate the subject of superatoms in the coming years.

Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:

A thorough introduction to the rational design of superatoms using electron-counting rules
Explorations of superhalogens, endohedrally doped superatoms and assemblies, and magnetic superatoms
A practical discussion of atomically precise synthesis of chemically modified superatoms
A concise treatment of superatoms as the building blocks of 2D materials, as well as superatom-based ferroelectrics and cluster-based materials for energy harvesting and storage

Perfect for academic researchers and industrial scientists working in cluster science, energy materials, thermoelectrics, 2D materials, and CO2 conversion, Superatoms: Principles, Synthesis and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of interested professionals in chemistry, physics, materials science, and nanoscience.

Autorentext

Purusottam (Puru) Jena is Distinguished Professor of Physics at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. He originated the idea of superatoms and co-authored the first paper in the field in 1992. He has since published numerous papers and review articles on superatom clusters as materials building blocks. He has worked extensively on superhalogens and superalkalis.

Qiang Sun is Professor at Peking University, China and Visiting Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA. His research focus is on nanostructure physics, including 2D materials and clusters, and the physics of energy materials.

Inhalt

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction
Puru Jena and Qiang Sun

Chapter 2. Rational Design of Superatoms using Electron-Counting Rules
Puru Jena, Hong Fang, Qiang Sun

Chapter 3. Superhalogens - Enormously Strong Electron Acceptors
Piotr Skurski

Chapter 4. Endohedrally Doped Superatoms and Assemblies
Vijay Kumar

Chapter 5. Magnetic Superatoms
Nicola Gaston

Chapter 6. Atomically-Precise Synthesis of Chemically-Modified Superatoms
Shinjiro Takano and Tatsuya Tsukuda

Chapter 7. Atomically Precise Noble Metals in the Nanoscale, Stabilized by Ligands
Hannu Häkkinen

Chapter 8. Superatoms as Building Blocks of 2D Materials
Zhifeng Liu

Chapter 9. Superatom-based Ferroelectrics
Menghao Wu and Puru Jena

Chapter 10. Cluster-based Materials for Energy Harvesting and Storage
Puru Jena, Hong Fang, Qiang Sun